Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Newry

Newry • County Down and County Armagh

Trusted care and staffing across Newry

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers in Newry and the surrounding Mourne and Down area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We are honest about where we are based. Our home is in the South of England, not Northern Ireland, so we do not run a local office in Newry. What we do have is a genuinely national healthcare staffing service and a coordinated approach to home care, and as an REC-affiliated staffing agency we place vetted professionals in Newry the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced vetting, right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Newry

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Newry

Newry sits where County Down meets County Armagh, with the Clanrye River running through the middle of the city and the Newry Canal, the first summit level canal in the British Isles, tracing its way north towards Portadown. It is a compact city with strong communities in districts such as Ballybot, Derrybeg, Barcroft, Drumalane, Windsor Hill and The Meadow, along with nearby villages like Bessbrook and Camlough. Landmarks such as the Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Colman and the Town Hall, built on a bridge over the river, anchor a city centre that most families here know well. Care needs vary from the busy streets near the canal to the quieter roads climbing towards the Mourne Mountains, so we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

Most homes in and around the city fall within the BT34 and BT35 postcodes, which reach out to Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Crossmaglen and the wider Newry, Mourne and Down district. We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Daisy Hill Hospital, the acute hospital serving the city and run by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams.

In Northern Ireland health and social care are joined together, so adult social care in Newry is arranged by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust rather than a council. If you think a relative may qualify for help, you can ask the Trust for a care needs assessment. Home care here is regulated by the RQIA, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority. Many families we work with choose to fund their own care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Newry

Care homes, supported living services and health and social care teams across Newry rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Because our reach is national, distance from our base is no barrier. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache.

Areas of Newry we cover

We arrange home care and supply care staff across the city and the wider Newry, Mourne and Down district, including:

• Ballybot
• Derrybeg
• Barcroft
• Drumalane
• Windsor Hill
• The Meadow
• Bessbrook
• Camlough
• Warrenpoint
• Rostrevor
• Crossmaglen
• Mayobridge