The Thatcham Medical Practice’s District Nurses team visit patients who are housebound, giving care & expertise on the following:

• Assessment of Acute / Chronically ill Patients
• Palliative Care to Patients who are terminally ill and palliative support
• Management of Diabetic Patients
• Chronic Disease Management
• Intravenous Therapy – including IV antibiotics and PICC line care
• Continence
• Bowel care
• Wound Care
• Venapuncture
• Post-Operative care

The above list is by no means exhaustive.

NB: The District Nurses are unable to offer personal hygiene, delivery & collection of medication, filling of dossette boxes or the administration of regular eye-drops, ear drops, peg feeding and care, cutting toe or finger nails. However, they can give information regarding these services.

Clinics and Out-Of-Hours Help

They also have a 7 day service, and an emergency evening service, both of which are run from the Newbury PCT. Contact 111.

Contact Information

The District Nurses can be contacted by phoning them directly on 01189 046 505. This is answered between 8:30 and 4:30, Monday to Friday (NB: an answer-phone will pick up any calls if no District Nurse is available).

Outside of these hours, please contact The Thatcham Medical Practice or 111.

District Nursing Team

Helen Daw
Team Leader

Jane Elphick
Community Matron

Sophie Pepper
Development Matron

Liz Hall
Sister

Felicity Mahmoudi
Sister

Community Nurses

Leigh Curtis

Catherine Gollop

Olivia Reynolds

Kelly Summers

Healthcare Assistants

Shelley Prinsloo

Janet Rich

Eilean Stockton