About our hospital at home for babies, children and young people
The Hospital @ Home team consists of highly trained and experienced paediatric nurses who provide care for babies, children and young people aged 0-16 (and 16-18 year-olds with complex needs) who live in Haringey and the N postcodes of Enfield.
The H@H team aim is to care for children who are acutely unwell in their homes instead of hospital and reducing or avoiding the need for hospital admission.
Conditions we treat
- Neonates (postnatal parenteral antibiotics).
- Respiratory (viral-induced wheeze, exacerbation of asthma, lower respiratory
tract infections, bronchiolitis, and croup)
- Gastroenteritis
- Febrile Illness
- Neonatal Jaundice Management
How to prepare for your visit (what to expect)
Patients should expect to receive a phone call up to 4 hours after the referral has been made. In this call, the H@H nurse will do an initial triage and agree on a date and time of the patient's first visit. Any additional information will be provided by the nurse based on the patient’s needs.
Refer a patient
Referrals from North Middlesex University Hospital
Patients who are currently inpatients at NMUH can be referred to the H@H team by NMUH 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 NMUH.
Referrals from GPs, HCPs and Community
Patients who meet our inclusion criteria from other primary care services can be referred to the H@H 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 NMUH and the referrer will be updated during the admission period and upon discharge.
Any prescription required at the point of admission are the referring GP’s responsibility.
Referrals from Other Trusts
Patients who are currently inpatients at other trusts and meet our inclusion criteria can be referred to the Hospital @ Home team by Clinical Staff. The staff member should contact the H@H 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.
Referral Documents
H@H Referral Form.pdf [pdf] 388KB
H@H Referral Form - Neonatal Jaundice - Editable.pdf [pdf] 153KB
Referral Criteria.pdf [pdf] 12MB
All referral documents to be sent to Northmid.bcyphospitalathome@nhs.net
Meet our team
Doctors(s)
o Dr Tracy Ellenbogen – Paediatric Consultant and Clinical Lead for H@H
Nursing Team
o Anne Biggs – Matron for the Childrens Community Nursing Team, Clinical Nurse Specialists and the BCYP Hospital @ Home Team.
o Hatice Kurucam – H@H Nursing Team Leader (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
o Fahima Ahmed – H@H Nursing Team Leader (with extensive experience in Paediatric Nursing)
o Lisa Tran – H@H Senior Paediatric Nurse
o Jenny Voller - H@H Senior Paediatric Nurse
o Martyna Piras - H@H Senior Paediatric Nurse
o Rochelle Mira - H@H Senior Paediatric Nurse with special interest in Emergency Paediatric Care
o Heather Graham – Health Care Support Worker
Operational Team
o Corrine Agyei – H@H Project Manager
o Timothy Cocklin – BCYP Service Manager
o Jeanette Howlett – H@H Data Systems Analyst
Opening times
Opening hours:
Monday - Sunday 08:00 - 20:00 inc. Bank Holidays