East Lothian Care Home Team
The Team provides the medical management, education and support to the 19 care homes in East Lothian. This releases GP time, reduces hospital admissions, provides training, clinical support and advice to promote local and national standards.
Email: loth.elcarehometeam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
The Team – Tel: 0131 446 4043
Clinical Nurse Manager: Jane Tait.
Clinical Team Leader: Suzanne Brown, Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Email: Suzanne.Brown@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Care Home Education Team (CHET) – Tel: 01620642965
- Joanna Munro
- Patricia Donaldson
The CHET’s roles now encompass activity to deliver assurance around standards of care and to meet requests from Care Homes for education and training.
Education sessions are developed with the support of the Corporate Nursing Clinical Education Team which has expanded its direct input to Care Homes.
We also:
- Undertake polypharmacy reviews
- Facilitate Anticipatory Care Planning and update Key Information Summaries and undertake DNACPR discussions.
- Respond to any Adult Support and Protection issues and work closely with our Partnership colleagues.
- Refer and liaise with the wider multidisciplinary agencies which include Social Work, Hospital at Home and facilitate access to specialist services when required.
- Support the winter immunisation programme within care homes for residents and staff.
