Primary Care Nursing

The PHA Nursing team provides professional nursing advice and guidance to primary care services by contributing to the corporate nursing and midwifery objectives for the PHA, HSCB, GP practices and Federations

Key objectives

• Provide direct nursing care to children at home, thus minimising hospitalisation where appropriate;
• Provide child specific advice within educational or residential facilities;
• Teach parents, teachers and other carers to provide care and treatment to specific children through a comprehensive competency framework;
• Monitor a child’s progress and liaise with medical and other allied heal