District nurse
A district nurse provides nursing care to patients during periods of illness or incapacity in non-hospital settings; usually in their own homes, in residential care homes or in health centres. Patients may include those who are housebound, the elderly, the terminally ill, the disabled and those who have recently been discharged from hospital.
A fundamental part of district nursing is promoting healthy lifestyles and health education and teaching. District nurses also offer emotional help and advice to patients and their families and teach basic care-giving skills where needed.
Cases can be brought in relation to care provided by district nurses where they have failed to meet their responsibilities to provide quality care for their patients.
If you have suffered as a result of a medical accident or because of sub-standard care or management, the law can help you find out what happened and why, and in some cases recover compensation for your suffering. Contact us for further information.
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