NHS Wandsworth Launches New Service For Children
The Children's Continuing Care service will support families & carers of children with long term conditions
On Thursday 19 November 2009 NHS Wandsworth launched the newly funded Children’s Continuing Care service, which supports families and carers of children with long-term, complex and sometimes life limiting conditions. The launch, which was held at Tooting Leisure Centre, offered patients and healthcare professionals a chance to find out all about the service and meet the Continuing Care team.
At the launch, Helen Duffay, Head of Nursing for Children with Disabilities, said:
“I have worked for the NHS in Wandsworth for many years and it is a privilege to manage and develop this new team for the children and their families. The team will develop and change as we receive feedback from parents using the service.
“I’d also like to take this opportunity to say a special thank you to parents for their support, especially with regard to training new staff in their homes.”
The Children’s Continuing Care service provides a team of trained paediatric nurses and healthcare assistants to work with families and carers of children in their own homes. The service is available to support its patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
One parent, who now receives respite care for her son seven nights a week, said of the Children’s Continuing Care service:
“They have enabled us to be the parents we want to be. When I speak to other parents who have children with similar needs I realise Wandsworth is the envy of everyone because of the support and care offered here.”
The service, which is based at St John’s Therapy Centre in Battersea, supports children from birth right up until they can transfer to adult care. For more information about the service and how you can be referred contact Madge Chang on 020 8812 7612 or email her at madge.chang@wpct.nhs.uk
November 27, 2009
