Community Services
Community Urgent Eye Service (CUES)
Suitable for all ages, must be registered with a local GP. Children under must be accompanied by an adult.
Symptoms that can be treated:
- Red or painful eye or eyelids
- Recently occurring flashes and floaters
- Recent and sudden loss of vision
- Foreign body in the eye
Please note, this service is not an eye test.
Conditions NOT covered by this service:
Major eye conditions that are being regularly monitored by an optometrist or hospital eye service, such as cataracts, diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma.
In this case, the patient should consult their usual optometrist or hospital eye service directly for advice in the usual way.
Contact information
Downloadable Community Urgent Eyecare Service leaflet
To make an appointment, call one of the participating optical practices:
Find a Practice – search for your nearest participating optical practice (primaryeyecare.co.uk)
District Nurses – CPG
Available Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm / Saturday & Sunday, 8.30am – 12.30pm / Bank Holiday, 8.30am – 12.30pm.
The out of hours team is available 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
The district nursing team provide a range of interventions including:
- Assessment of health and social care needs, formulating an agreed care plan
- End of life care
- Chronic and acute wound care
- Education in the prevention of pressure ulcers and provision of equipment
- Continence assessment and advice
- Venepuncture for management of patient’s long term conditions
- Support and advice for patients and carers in self-management of their care
Contact information
Tele: 01472 256780 Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Out of hours contact the team via the Single Point of Access on tele: 01472 256256
Website: Community Nursing – Care Plus Group
District Nurses – Freshney Pelham
Criteria: Patients must be registered with one of the below three practices within the Freshney Pelham PCN.
We provide a comprehensive range of Community Nursing Care Services with the needs of our patients and their families guiding our nursing care.
These services include:
- Holistic assessment of health needs
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient needs in their own home
- Wound care assessment, for example, surgical, uclers, tears and pressure wounds
- Health promotion health checks and immunisation programmes within the patients home
- Palliative and end of life care and associated symptom management
- Promotion of self-care whenever possible
- Administration of treatment using specialist nursing equipment and medication
- Assessment and prescribing of appropriate equipment to facilitate care in the patients home and manage risks to prevent complications
Contact information
For patients at Woodfield tele: 01472 245040 / 01472 245046
For patients at Littlefield tele: 01472 245044
For patients at Pelham tele: 01472 245045
For frailty and long-term conditions tele: 01472 245082
After 4.30pm patients should contact the out of hours team via the Single Point of Access on tele: 01472 256256
Website: High-quality, Local Health Care From the Freshney Pelham Care
Dental – Emergency Dental Services
Patients registered with a dentist should contact their dentist for emergency dental treatment.
Patients without a regular dentist, should contact NHS 111 to source an emergency appointment.
Contact information
Tele: NHS 111 for patients without a registered dentist who need emergency dental treatment.
Website: How can I access an NHS dentist in an emergency or out of hours? – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Ear Syringing/irrigation
Ear syringing is no longer a core service provided by a GP practices.
Patients can be directed to local pharmacies under the Minor Ailments Scheme or Community Pharmacy First for advice on treating ear wax build up.
In cases where patients are experiencing hearing loss they may require an appointment at the practice to be referred to audiology/local microsuction service (dependant on eligibility).
Inclusion Criteria for miscrosuction referral:
- Suspected/confirmed history of ear drum perforation
- Recurrent/recent Otitis Externa
- Previous mastoid or ear surgery
- Gromments in place
- Complete unilateral deafness in contralateral ear
- Otalgia or otorrhoea
- A requirement to view tympanic membrane
- Impacted wax which has not cleared with conservative management.
Exclusion Criteria for microsuction referral:
- Children aged 5 and under
- Removal of simple ear wax
- Previous history of contra-indications following miscrosuction
- History of dizziness
- Having a condition which can cause sudden movements – e.g. Parkinson’s
- Overly sensitive to loud noises
Toolkit for general practice and primary care network teams Report template – NHSI website (england.nhs.uk)
Contact information
Website: Find a pharmacy – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
North East Lincolnshire Council – School Nurses
School Nursing, William Molson Centre, Kent Street, Grimsby,
DN32 7DJ
Available Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm (except bank holidays)
The School Nursing service is available to children from the age of 4.5 yrs, young people and their families. We work in partnership with GP’s, schools, family hub practitioners and various other professionals to meet identified needs and provide the best possible care.
Services offered to all children:
School nurses also offer help with:
- Healthy lifestyles i.e. sleep, smoking, growth, dental health
- Bladder and bowel concerns
- Relationships and sexual health
- Health issues impacting on school attendance
- School transition support
- Vulnerable children – unmet physical needs
Contact information
Tele: 01472 323660
Children 11 yrs – 19 yrs can contact the team via text: 07507 331620
Email: schoolnursingadvice@nelincs.gov.uk
To ask for help from the school nursing service, you can also complete the referral form
North East Lincolnshire Council – Health Visitors
The Health Visiting service is available to all families in North East Lincolnshire who are expecting a baby, have a new born or a child up to the age of 5.
Information on Health Visitor appointments
- Antenatal appointment – offered to you from 28 weeks pregnant, you’ll meet your health visitor who will talk about our service and preparing for your baby’s arrival
- New birth visit – your health visitor will come to your home when your baby is 10 – 14 days old. You can ask any questions and talk about your first weeks with your new baby.
- Postnatal contact – your health visitor will come again 6 – 8 weeks after birth, where they will review your baby’s development, growth and overall wellbeing
- Health review – appointments at 9 – 12 months and 2 – 2.5 yrs old to check up on your child’s development, growth and overall wellbeing.
Contact information
Tele: 01472 323660
Text service available: 07507 329910
Email: HealthVisitingAdvice@nelincs.gov.uk
Website: Health visitors | NELC (nelincs.gov.uk)
Helpful factsheets giving expert advice on key areas of looking after your new baby: ihv.org.uk/families/top-tips/
Healthy Start
If receiving a qualifying benefit and at least 10 weeks pregnant, or have a child under 4 yrs old, help may be available to buy milk, fruit, and vegetables.
Contact information
Website: Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
Link to application: applyforhealthystart.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/apply-for-healthy-start
Start for Life
Trusted NHS advice and guidance on having a healthy and happy baby during pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Contact information
Adult Social Care – Focus/Live Well
Providing local information and advice for adult social care needs in North East Lincolnshire. Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Care at Home
Short Term Support
Long Term Support
Safeguarding
Focus independent adult social work deliver statutory social services, including the operational safeguarding responsibilities for adults locally.
Focus – Empowering individuals to live independent lives (focusadultsocialwork.co.uk)
Contact information
Tele: 01472 256256
Website: Adult social care – LiveWell (nelincs.gov.uk)
Self-Assessment available: Welcome to the Adult Self-Assessment – LiveWell (nelincs.gov.uk)
Social Care Handbook: Focus Handbook V7.3 May-28.05.2024.pdf
Podiatry – NLAG Self Request for Podiatry Assessment
This service is for people aged 16 years of age and over with podiatry problems and registered with a local GP practice.
This self-referral route allows patients to access Podiatry Services quickly, without needing to see a GP or health professional first.
Do not use self-referral:
- If your GP is out of our geographical area
- If you have received treatment from the podiatry service for the same condition in the last 6 months
- If you require routine nail cutting and skin care (corns and callus) and you don’t have an underlying long term medical condition
- If you require advise for fungal nails or verrucae
- If you are looking for a home visit and are not bed bound. We provide a very limited home visit service and would support you to attend one of our clinics.
Contact information
To self refer complete the form, as fully as your are able, and email to the appropriate email address: nlg-tr.gypodiatry@nhs.net
Alternatively, completed forms can be printed and sent by post to:
North East Lincolnshire community, Podiatry Admin Office, Scartho Medical Centre, Springfield Road, Grimsby, DN33 3JF
Online self-referral form:
Podiatry self-referrals – Northern Lincolnshire and Google NHS Foundation Trust (nlg.nhs.uk)
MSK Physiotherapy
Various providers within practices/PCNs including: HS Physio, Ascenti, NLaG, PhysioWorks
Contact information
Follow in practice procedures and pathways.
Podiatry – Age UK
27 Osborne Street, Grimsby,
DN31 1EY
20 Wardall Street, Cleethorpes,
DN35 8HA
Suitable for those aged 50 yrs +.
The range of services will include a range of treatments available from toenail clipping to full clinical services from a full trained foot health practitioner.
Appointments available Friday, 9am – 4pm at the Grimsby site.
Appointments available Thursday, 9am – 4pm at the Cleethorpes site.
Prices start at £20.00 and a percentage of this will go to supporting your local charity.
Contact information
Tele: 01472 344976 option 1 for Grimsby / option 2 for Cleethorpes
Website: Footcare services | Podiatrist near me | Age UK
NLaG – ADL (Activities of Daily Living) equipment
1 – 15 Kingsley Grove, Grimsby,
DN33 1NU
Available Monday – Friday, 8am – 6pm / Saturday, 10am – 4pm.
Patients who are able to attend and with non-complex issues can access the drop-in clinic at the Assisted Living Centre by telephoning Single Point of Access or by drop in at the clinic (although no guarantee of same day/time appointment).
Some items of equipment at the Assisted Living Centre can be offered for self-purchase without assessment or if the individual doesn’t meet criteria to provide.
Where requesting an assessment, individuals can be assessed with a range of equipment on site.
This functional assessment, carried out at the clinic can lead to simple provision or for more complex needs an onward referral can be made to Community Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy on behalf of the individual.
Contact information
Tele: 01472 256256
NLaG – Wheelchairs
1 – 15 Kingsley Grove, Grimsby,
DN33 1NU
Available Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm.
For patients registered with a North East Lincolnshire GP practice.
Self-referral can be accessed by phoning the admin team who support patients to gain the details needed on the referral form before passing onto clinicians for triage and then any necessary intervention can be arranged.
All referrals are triaged to ensure they meet criteria and should progress to assessment with a clinician. In addition, where there are complex issues raised in the requests other clinicians involved may be contact for corroborating information or for advice.
Contact information
Tele: 01472 875323 / 03033 304730 / 03033 304754
North East Lincolnshire Council – Breastfeeding Support
Infant Feeding Team, Nunsthorpe and Bradley Park Children’s Centre, Sutcliffe Avenue, Grimsby,
DN33 1AN
Breastfeeding support. Important information about breastfeeding in North East Lincolnshire.
The Breastfeeding Network
The National Breastfeeding Helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every single day of the year, offering non-judgemental, evidence based, friendly breastfeeding support and information to anyone in the UK who needs it.
Contact information
Tele: 03001 000212
Online chat also available
Website: Find Breastfeeding support – The Breastfeeding Network
Growing Well Together – Navigo Parent-Infant Relationship Service (Part of the Start for Life programme)
The service is for for pregnant parents/caregivers and their babies (from conception to two years old), who would like support with building a relationship with their baby.
As a service we are committed to supporting dads, LGBTQ+ parents/caregivers, and families that might find traditional services more difficult to access.
We work flexibly with the caregiver and baby and meet them where they feel most comfortable, which might be their home, a local community centre, a family hub, or at our case in Freshney Green Primary Care Centre.
The support might be delivered in a group, one to one r through a trusted professional already working with the family. In addition to direct support with caregivers and babies, we also offer one off and ongoing support and advice to professionals working with the family. Please don’t hesitate to pick up the phone and speak to us!
Please read the following before proceeding with your referral:
- This service operates Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
- We ask that you ring to discuss your referral prior to send it by calling 01472 252570 and booking in a suitable time with a member of our team to talk through why you think this might be a helpful service to receive support from.
- Please complete all fields of the form as it may delay the processing if information is missing. Only referrals received on this form will be processed and other documentation should only be sent as supplementary to this.
- One complete, please email to navigo.growingwelltogether@nhs.net
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