Private Nurse at Home in Hammersmith

Hammersmith • West London

NMC-registered private nurses at home in Hammersmith

Some needs go beyond personal care and require clinical skill. When that is the case, a private nurse at home lets someone in Hammersmith receive genuine nursing care in their own surroundings rather than on a ward or in a nursing home. Protocol Healthcare Services arranges NMC-registered nurses to deliver clinical care at home, from medication administration and wound care to catheter and stoma management, PEG feeding, and post-operative and palliative nursing, all planned around the person and their family.

We will be honest about how we work. We are based in the South of England, so we do not run a clinic on the Broadway. What we run is a genuinely national service, coordinating registered nurses and Care Professionals wherever they are needed, with a consultant on call around the clock. Every nurse we place is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and has completed enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and training, so families in Brook Green, West Kensington or Shepherd's Bush can trust the clinical care being delivered.

Clinical care our private nurses provide in Hammersmith

• ✓ Medication administration and injections
• ✓ Complex wound care and pressure-area management
• ✓ Catheter care and changes
• ✓ Stoma care and support
• ✓ PEG and enteral (tube) feeding
• ✓ Post-operative nursing and observations
• ✓ Palliative and end-of-life nursing
• ✓ Care of complex, long-term conditions

Clinical care in the comfort of home

There is a real difference between recovering on a busy ward and recovering in your own bed, with your own routines and your family close by. For people managing a long-term condition, coming to terms with a stoma, or needing careful wound management, a private nurse brings hospital-grade care into the home in Ravenscourt Park, Avonmore or White City. Nurses keep clear clinical records, monitor for early signs of infection or deterioration, and liaise with GPs, district nurses and consultants so nothing falls through the cracks. Where round-the-clock nursing is needed, live-in nursing can be arranged; where scheduled clinical visits are enough, we build a visiting pattern instead.

Post-operative and hospital-to-home nursing in Hammersmith

The days after an operation or a serious illness are when good nursing matters most. We regularly arrange nurse-led care for people discharged from Charing Cross Hospital on Fulham Palace Road and nearby Hammersmith Hospital, both run by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. A private nurse can manage surgical wounds and drains, administer and titrate medication, take observations, and support safe mobilisation, all of which help recovery go smoothly and reduce the risk of an avoidable readmission. We coordinate closely with the discharging team so the care plan continues seamlessly at home.

Palliative and end-of-life nursing at home

When someone is nearing the end of life, being at home surrounded by family is often what they most want. Our private palliative nurses focus on comfort and dignity, managing symptom control, pain relief and syringe drivers, and supporting families through a difficult time. We work alongside GPs and community palliative teams across Hammersmith so that expert clinical care and familiar surroundings go hand in hand. For everyday support alongside nursing, our dementia and specialist care and live-in care teams can work with the nurse.

Regulation and funding in Hammersmith

Care at home in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and every private nurse is individually registered with the NMC. Private nursing is priced on a clinical assessment, because it depends entirely on the tasks involved and how often they are needed. Many Hammersmith families self-fund, but where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may apply, and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham can carry out a care needs assessment. Our team is happy to explain how the routes fit together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide.

More than home nursing: staffing for Hammersmith providers

We are also an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency with national reach. Care homes, clinics and NHS teams across West London rely on us for dependable cover, from NMC-registered nurses and midwives and support workers to mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service locally, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Hammersmith we cover for private nursing

We arrange private nursing at home across Hammersmith and the surrounding W postcodes, including:

• Hammersmith Broadway
• Brook Green
• Ravenscourt Park
• West Kensington
• Shepherd's Bush
• White City
• Wormholt
• Addison
• Avonmore
• Coningham
• Wendell Park
• Old Oak