The Children’s Community Nursing Team are based on Kipling Ward at Conquest Hospital and in the Paediatric Hub at Eastbourne DGH.
The Children’s Community Nursing (CCN) Team are a team of specialist children’s nurses, who provide skilled nursing care to babies, children and young people in the familiar environment of their own home, school or nursery.
Who can be seen
Children with a nursing need that can be safely provided in the community from 0 to 16 years of age and up to 19 years for young people with a complex learning disability
Most referrals come from consultant paediatricians at local hospital and specialist centres, nurses locally and from specialist centres, and parents themselves
Referrals are assessed by CCN team but any child who has a nursing need will not be refused