Snowdrop Care at home Team (Community Children's Nursing Service West Sussex)

We are qualified childrens nurses with a range of skills and expertise, providing advice and care reflecting the spectrum of nursing needs required by children and their families including:

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Cardiac Conditions
• Oncology
• Palliative care
• Oxygen dependency
• Allergy
• Eczema
• Asthma
• Complex needs

We also provide a general service including:

• Orthopaedic follow-up care
• Wound care
• Enteral feeding
• Bowel management
• Renal/hepatic disease management
• Drug therapy at home
• Venepuncture

There is also a Counselling and bereavement service for Palliative care.

We are also able to provide equipment required for some conditions.

Family Volunteers at the Sussex Snowdrop Trust are part of the team, providing support for families where a child has a life threatening illness. This entails support with the siblings of families, transport for hospital appointments and supporting the Care at Home Team.