About the community stoma care service
What is the community stoma care service?
The community stoma care service is a service aimed to provide specialist clinical nursing care and advice to patients living at home with a stoma in Leeds.
What is the role of the nurse specialist?
The nurse specialist will:
- provide practical, psychological, emotional and social support for patients with a stoma
- act as an information source for patients, relatives and carers
- offer a telephone advice service for patients, carers and health care professionals
- provide integrated community care links with district nurses, GPs and other community health care professionals
- maintain links with stoma support groups
- offer regular evidence-based education, teachings and study days
- provide satellite clinics across Leeds
- make joint district nurse home visits where appropriate
- ensure the appropriate use of stoma care products
- work to improve the service in response to patient and carer needs
- work to improve the service in response to health care professional comments
- work to improve the service in response to research
Meet the team
