THURSDAY, 04 JUNE, 2020

Photographs attached: Members of the Community COVID-19 Response team

Community COVID-19 Response Team stands down

After 10 weeks of caring for coronavirus patients, the Community COVID-19 Response team in Dundee has now stood down.

The team was set up by NHS Tayside and the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership in March. Their main aim was to help patients in the community who were displaying coronavirus symptoms. The team was made up of volunteers from community nursing and also redeployed nursing staff, including COPD specialist nurses, child protection advisors and a trainee Macmillan nurse. They also received additional support from British Red Cross carers.

They worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provided palliative care and support to COVID positive patients and their families. With the number of coronavirus patients falling across Tayside, the team has now stood down, although some members remain to provide care during the day.The majority of staff are returning to their usual pre-COVID roles.

District Nurse Team Leader, Linda Nicol, said, “The service has been well received from patients and their families and the nurses and carers, who had never worked together before, formed a strong and supportive team. 

“Their expertise and previous experiences showed how integrated teams can achieve very successful outcomes.”

Contact:

Cara Longmuir

NHS Tayside Communications

(01382) 740716