Patient Support Services
When things get challenging or difficult, Admiral Nurses work alongside people with dementia, their families and carers: giving the one-to-one support, expert guidance and practical solutions people need, and that can be hard to find elsewhere.
Start Of Project
2nd Aug 2016
The Admiral Nurse Service
A team of professionals who deliver free and expert advice, CRGPA’s admiral nurses provide support and understanding to help families care for their loved ones with dementia.
Offering life changing support across Coventry, Rugby and North Warwickshire, they help families and carers overcome the fear and confusion that dementia can bring. The service facilitates emotional support to families and carers affected by dementia from the time of diagnosis to the end of life, helping them to develop coping strategies that work for them.
CRGPA’s admiral nurses are part of the charity Dementia UK.
No carer should face dementia alone.
Referring a carer or a family member
If you have been affected by dementia as a carer you can get help from this service following the criteria you are registered with a Coventry, Rugby, or Warwickshire North GP surgery.
Referrals can be made by a carer themselves as a self–referral, or from any health or social care professional.
Accessing the Service
For access to this service, carers must be registered with a Coventry, Rugby, or Warwickshire North GP surgery.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 17:00 pm. You can contact the Admiral Nurse Service by:
Email: cwicb.crgpaadmiralnurses@nhs.net
Or
Telephone: 0300 303 3131.
EMIS referral forms are available on GP Gateway
‘Please be aware that we record most incoming and outgoing telephone calls to ensure quality, provide training, and effectively manage complaints and investigations.’
Opening Hours:
Duty phone is manned 9am – 1pm Monday to Friday
Service available 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Service Provision:
Coventry, Rugby, Warwickshire North Places
“My Admiral Nurse concentrated on me as a person and made me stop and think about taking time out for myself. Being able to talk to her so freely helped me to release all my emotions that I bottled up, which then enabled me to carry on. Without her I don’t think I would be emotionally in the place I am now.”
Our Admiral Nurse team