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The hospital at home team consists of highly trained and experienced paediatric nurses who provide care for babies, children and young people aged 0 to 16 (and 16 to 18-year-olds with complex needs) who live in Haringey and Enfield.
Our nurses care for children who are acutely unwell at their homes to help reduce or avoid the need for a hospital stay.
Conditions we treat
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infection or risk of infection in newborn babies via intravenous antibiotics
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respiratory problems such as viral-induced wheeze, worsening of asthma symptoms, lower respiratory tract infections, bronchiolitis (lung infection), and croup (infection of the upper airway)
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gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting)
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febrile illness (fever and other symptoms)
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newborn jaundice
You should expect to receive a phone call up to four hours after the referral has been made by a healthcare professional.
During the call, the hospital at home nurse will undertake an initial assessment and agree on a date and time for the first visit.
Any additional information will be provided by the nurse based on your needs.
Patients who are currently inpatients at North Middlesex university Hospital can be referred to the hospital at home team by North Mid clinical staff.
The staff member should contact the nurse in charge to discuss patient details and then complete a referral form. The clinical responsibility will remain with the attending consultant at North Middlesex university Hospital.
Patients who meet our referral criteria (see the ‘referral criteria’ document below) from other primary care services can be referred to the hospital at home team by the clinician.
The referral process is to contact the nurse in charge to discuss the patient and then complete a referral form. The clinical responsibility will then be held by the attending paediatric consultant at North Middlesex University Hospital and the referrer will be updated during the admission period and upon discharge.
Any prescription required at the point of admission to the service are the referring GP’s responsibility.
Patients who are currently inpatients at other trusts and meet our referral criteria can be referred to the hospital at home team by clinical staff.
The staff member should contact the hospital at home nurse in charge to discuss the patient’s needs and then complete a referral form upon the nurse accepting the referral verbally.
The clinical responsibility will remain with the paediatric consultant from the referring team.
Doctor
Dr Tracy Ellenbogen — paediatric consultant and clinical lead for hospital at home
Hospital at home nursing team
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Malvina Benitez-Castillo – matron for the children’s community nursing team, clinical nurse specialists, and the babies, children and young people hospital at home team
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Yolette Fraser — interim nursing team leader (with extensive experience in paediatric nursing)
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Lisa Tran — senior paediatric nurse
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Jenny Voller — senior paediatric nurse
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Martyna Piras — senior paediatric nurse
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Rochelle Mira — senior paediatric nurse with special interest in emergency paediatric care
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Heather Graham – healthcare support worker
Operational team
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Timothy Cocklin — babies, children and young people service manager
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Jeanette Howlett — hospital at home data systems analyst
