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District Nurse & Planned Care Housebound Service: CLCH

Barnet

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) offers a range of community planned care services for housebound Barnet residents.

Community nursing

The community nursing service offers:

  • medication administration
  • wound care, including pressure ulcers
  • suture/clip removals
  • continence assessments
  • bowel care
  • catheter care
  • pressure area care
  • equipment provision.

Intermediate care therapy services

The intermediate care therapy service offers:

  • physiotherapy rehabilitation and support for mobility or with managing activities of daily living
  • occupational therapy rehabilitation and support for mobility or with managing activities of daily living.

Falls

The falls service offers:

  • risk assessments
  • activity classes to promote strength/balance
  • education sessions
  • medical assessments.

Domiciliary phlebotomy

The domiciliary phlebotomy service offers a blood testing service for housebound patients.

Speech and language therapy

The speech and language therapy service helps those:

  • at risk of choking or coughing when eating and drinking
  • at risk of aspiration pneumonia
  • requiring a risk feeding protocol.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

  • housebound residents of Barnet aged 18+.

How to Refer

EMIS form

Referral methods: Email

Complete the Single point of Access Integrated Adult Community Services CLCH - Barnet referral form and send to clcht.plannedcarebarnet@nhs.net

For tissue viability referrals, complete the Tissue Viability Adult Referral - CLCH referral form and send to clcht.plannedcarebarnet@nhs.net

Where to find the forms

  • BAR Global Documents > Referral Forms folder

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Review date: Saturday, 11 January 2025