Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist.

I work for TDH as the Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specialist. This role was set up to improve the outcomes for those clients under the service which have chronic or newly diagnosed Heart Failure. The aim of this role is to decrease admissions to hospital along with decreasing length of stay in hospital by facilitating integrated health care combining care with other health care providers. This service offers community patient contact, comprehensive assessment and monitoring, liaising with existing health care providers, health education plus advocacy and support for the clients in this programme.

Referrals to this service can be made via a GP or Physician with certain criteria to be met. Lengthy index admissions, 3 admissions within a year, frequent GP /AE presentations (8 or more per year).

To contact or refer a client into this service the following numbers are: Fax 06 8690594, DD 06 8690539 or 06 8690500 ext 8112

My current hours of work are Monday to Thursday 8am to 3pm.

Kristen Willock