District Nurses are part of your wider primary healthcare team and are provided by Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust, one of our trusted NHS partners.

They support patients who need nursing care at home, particularly those who are housebound or have complex health needs.

What do District Nurses do?

District Nurses can help with:

• Wound care and dressings

• Injections and medicines support

• Catheter and continence care

• End-of-life and palliative care

• Ongoing support for long-term conditions

• Preventing unnecessary hospital admissions

Care is tailored to each patient’s needs and provided with dignity, compassion, and professionalism.

How to access District Nursing

• Referrals are usually made by a GP, nurse, or hospital team

• The service works closely with our practice to ensure joined-up care

District Nurses play a vital role in helping patients stay safe and supported at home.

Further information

• Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust – District Nursing:
  DHUFT District Nursing

• NHS – District Nurses:
  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/district-nurses/