Our Community Learning Disabilities Teams and Neuro Rehabilitation teams provide specialist nursing and therapist support that helps to promote equal access to mainstream health services for adults with physical and learning disabilities. The service also provides direct nursing and therapy assistance to people using the service who are visited in their own homes or in care homes. A limited service is also offered to children. Examples of the assistance given to people and to their families include epilepsy management, management of medication and support when people exhibit behaviours that challenge others. For people with a learning disability we operate an open referral system to patients, accepting referrals from health and social care professionals, carers and service users themselves (subject to a service eligibility assessment if required). Our teams are made up of the following professionals: Community Nurses Dieticians Specialist Intensive Response Nurses Occupational Therapists Physiotherapists Psychologists Arts Therapists Speech and Language Therapists The organisation’s current revenue is £72 million with circa 1,700 staff, the majority of whom are directly involved in patient care in community settings ranging from people’s homes to our Urgent Care Centre. Our staff are specialist Nurse Practitioners, Community Matrons and Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, Personal Care Assistants, GPs with a special interest, Consultant Physiotherapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Phlebotomists, Diagnostics and Learning Disabilities teams combining nursing, therapy and psychology services. The clinical teams work alongside their management, clerical and administrative support workers from bases in health centres, clinics and other sites run by our partner organisations throughout Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Healthcare is provided in partnership with others, including Bristol City Council, South Gloucester Council and 55 local GP practices. The population continues to rise and projections show this is likely to continue across all age groups; furthermore the ethnic diversity of Bristol also continues to broaden. Bristol Community Health helps support local people to maintain healthy lifestyles in a home setting and to overcome illness so far as is possible outside of hospital care. It continues to develop local services with our partners to meet identified needs of the communities it serves. Claire Madsen Deputy Clinical Director (CQC Nominated Individual) Bristol Community Health 6th Floor, South Plaza, Marlborough Street Bristol, BS1 3NX Tel: 0117 900 2396 Fax: 0117 900 2587
Our Community Learning Disabilities Teams and Neuro Rehabilitation teams provide specialist nursing and therapist support that helps to promote equal access to mainstream health services for adults with physical and learning disabilities. The service also provides direct nursing and therapy assistance to people using the service who are visited in their own homes or in care homes. A limited service is also offered to children. Examples of the assistance given to people and to their families include epilepsy management, management of medication and support when people exhibit behaviours that challenge others. For people with a learning disability we operate an open referral system to patients, accepting referrals from health and social care professionals, carers and service users themselves (subject to a service eligibility assessment if required). Our teams are made up of the following professionals: Community Nurses Dieticians Specialist Intensive Response Nurses Occupational Therapists Physiotherapists Psychologists Arts Therapists Speech and Language Therapists The organisation’s current revenue is £72 million with circa 1,700 staff, the majority of whom are directly involved in patient care in community settings ranging from people’s homes to our Urgent Care Centre. Our staff are specialist Nurse Practitioners, Community Matrons and Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers, Personal Care Assistants, GPs with a special interest, Consultant Physiotherapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Phlebotomists, Diagnostics and Learning Disabilities teams combining nursing, therapy and psychology services. The clinical teams work alongside their management, clerical and administrative support workers from bases in health centres, clinics and other sites run by our partner organisations throughout Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Healthcare is provided in partnership with others, including Bristol City Council, South Gloucester Council and 55 local GP practices. The population continues to rise and projections show this is likely to continue across all age groups; furthermore the ethnic diversity of Bristol also continues to broaden. Bristol Community Health helps support local people to maintain healthy lifestyles in a home setting and to overcome illness so far as is possible outside of hospital care. It continues to develop local services with our partners to meet identified needs of the communities it serves. Claire Madsen Deputy Clinical Director (CQC Nominated Individual) Bristol Community Health 6th Floor, South Plaza, Marlborough Street Bristol, BS1 3NX Tel: 0117 900 2396 Fax: 0117 900 2587
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