Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in King's Lynn

King's Lynn • Norfolk

Trusted care and staffing across King's Lynn

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers across King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 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.

As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency, our reach extends well beyond our home base in the South of England. We do not run an office in King's Lynn, but we coordinate care and place vetted professionals here the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in King's Lynn

• ✓ 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 King's Lynn

King's Lynn is a historic port town on the Great Ouse in the west of Norfolk, with communities spread across neighbourhoods such as Gaywood, North Lynn, South Lynn, West Lynn, Fairstead, Springwood, North Wootton and South Wootton. The town centre around the Tuesday Market Place, the Custom House on Purfleet Quay and King's Lynn Minster gives way to quieter residential streets and, further out, the villages of West Norfolk. Care needs vary just as much across the area, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service. Most local addresses fall within the PE30, PE31 and PE34 postcode areas.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, the main acute hospital for West Norfolk and part of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation 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. As in the rest of England, care in King's Lynn is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Adult social care in the area is provided by Norfolk County Council. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their 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 King's Lynn

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across King's Lynn and West Norfolk rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. Our home care base sits in the South of England, but our staffing service is genuinely national, so we can cover shifts in King's Lynn and right across the country. 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. You can see the full picture on our staffing services page.

Areas of King's Lynn we cover

We arrange home care and supply care staff across King's Lynn and West Norfolk, including:

• Gaywood
• North Lynn
• South Lynn
• West Lynn
• Fairstead
• Springwood
• North Wootton
• South Wootton
• North End
• Clenchwarton
• West Winch
• Hardwick