We want to help our patients stay out of hospital wherever possible and receive their care within the community or in the comfort of their own home. We have a range of specialist services that allows us to provide this including community nurses, health visitors and recovery at home.

We have over 50 community services across Sunderland and South Tyneside including:

 

Acute Intermediate Care Therapy Team

We are a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and therapy support workers. We provide rehabilitation to patients who are housebound. Our aim is to maximise people’s independence. We are also involved in helping to prevent hospital admission and can provide walking aids and manual handling equipment along with a rehabilitation exercise programme. We support patients following discharge from hospital and aim to help them regain their previous level of function. We are based in the community and in Haven Court bed based rehabilitation unit.

Contact Us

0191 283 1593

Finding Us

Clarendon, Windmill Way, Hebburn NE31 1AT

Our Team

Rob Holland- Lead Therapist

Community Integrated Care Teams

South Tyneside

We are a Community Integrated Care Team offering a range of services across South Tyneside and Sunderland Community. Our aim is to provide holistic care to patients in their own home, preventing unnecessary hospital admission and allowing patients to be cared for in their own environment.

We provide care for housebound people with long term conditions, acute and chronic conditions including end of life care.

Our staff aim to promote independence and wellbeing by working together to provide people with the right care from the right professional at the right time.

Our teams consist of District Nurses, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Community Matrons, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Workers and voluntary sector representatives.

We operate a Single Point of Access for all referrals that are made into the service to ensure the patient receives the right care from the right nurse at the right time.

The Community hub in South Tyneside is:

Clarendon
Windmill Way
Hebburn
NE31 1AT

Single Point of Contact Telephone Number - 0191 2831381 / 0191 2831073 / 0191 283107

Sunderland

We are a Community Integrated Care Team offering a range of services across Sunderland. We provide holistic nursing care to patients in their own home, preventing unnecessary hospital admission and allowing patients to be cared for in their own environment.

We provide nursing care for housebound people with long term conditions, acute and chronic conditions including end of life care.

We also provide wound care clinics in six areas across the city for patients with wounds who are not housebound

Our staff aim to promote independence and wellbeing by working together to provide people with the right care from the right professional at the right time.

Our teams consists of District Nurses, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants, Community Matrons, Older Persons Specialist Nurses, Social Workers and voluntary sector representatives.

We have five Community Integrated Teams in Sunderland they work from the basis below:

Coalfields Community Integrated Team

Clinical Team Manager – Karen Davies

Houghton PCC, Brinkburn Crescent, Houghton le Spring DH4 5GU Tel: 0191 502 5763

 

East Community Integrated Team

Clinical Team Manager – Debbie Savage

 Riverview Health Centre, Borough Rd, Hendon, Sunderland SR1 2HJ Tel: 0191 5027424

 

North Community Integrated Team

Clinical Team Manager – Julie Harland

Bunnyhill Primary Care Centre, Hylton Lane, Sunderland SR5 4BW Tel: 0191 5027350

 

Washington Community Integrated Team

Clinical Team Manager – Mel Bage

Washington Primary Care Centre, Princess Ann Park, Washington NE38 7QZ Tel: 0191 5026999

 

West Community Integrated Team

Clinical Team Manager – Catherine Wharton / Michelle O’Brien

Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre, Grindon Lane, Sunderland SR3 4EN Tel: 0191 5026426 / 0191 5025837

 

 

 

 

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