Nursing booklet draft - Flipbook - Page 4
24-hour nursing
All children living and learning at St Elizabeth's School and Children's Home
benefit from our specialist on-site 24-hour nursing provision. As a result,
education is not disrupted - such services on site means children can quickly
return to school once they feel better.
Our team of dedicated nurses are on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our specialist staff play a key part in the multidisciplinary assessment of all children referred to our
service to ensure we can meet the on-going needs of each child. We can support children with very
rare forms of epilepsy, other rare syndromes and conditions, those with VNS devices and those who
require PEG feeding and dysphagia support. We also monitor and track seizure activity and changes
in behaviour, in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team to explore the best options for your child.
Our team of dedicated nurses will go on rounds to the children9s homes regularly throughout the day
and night, and maintain good communication with our care teams at all times. The care of each child
is individualised and some of our children require regular health checks, such as weighing and taking
of blood pressure. This is done on a weekly basis, usually at the start of the school day to minimise
disruption to education.
Our Nursing team
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Senior Epilepsy Specialist Nurse
Children9s Nurse
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse
Learning Disability Nurses
Healthcare Assistants
Senior Paediatric Nurses
Medical Secretary
