Private Nurse at Home in Brighton and Hove

Brighton and Hove • East Sussex

NMC-registered private nurses at home in Brighton and Hove

Some needs go beyond personal care and require a qualified nurse. A private nurse at home in Brighton and Hove brings clinical skill into familiar surroundings, so someone can receive proper medical care without a hospital admission or repeated outpatient trips. From wound care and complex medication to catheter and stoma management, PEG feeding and palliative nursing, our nurses deliver hospital-grade care in the comfort of a person's own home, whether that is a flat in Kemptown or a house in Hove.

We will be clear about how we operate. Protocol Healthcare Services is based in the South of England and does not run a branch in the city, but our reach is genuinely national, and healthcare staffing is at the core of what we do. Every private 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 before starting, with a consultant available around the clock. Families across Brighton and Hove get the same clinical standard we apply everywhere we work.

Clinical care our private nurses provide

• ✓ Medication administration and injections
• ✓ Wound care and dressings
• ✓ Catheter and stoma care
• ✓ PEG and enteral feeding support
• ✓ Post-operative nursing and recovery
• ✓ Palliative and end-of-life nursing
• ✓ Continence and pressure-area care
• ✓ Care planning with GPs and community teams

When a private nurse at home makes sense

Families in Brighton and Hove turn to private nursing for a range of reasons: managing a complex, long-term condition without repeated hospital trips, arranging skilled care after surgery, taking control of the timing and continuity of clinical support, or making it possible for a loved one to be nursed at home rather than in a ward. Because a private nurse focuses on one person, the care is consistent and unhurried, and it can be scheduled around treatments, appointments and the rhythm of the household rather than a hospital timetable.

Nursing that fits around wider support

Private nursing rarely stands alone. Our nurses handle the clinical tasks, while our visiting Care Professionals or a live-in Care Professional can cover personal care, meals and companionship around them. For someone with a condition such as Parkinson's or a palliative diagnosis, this pairs seamlessly with our dementia and specialist care, so a family deals with one coordinated team rather than several separate providers.

Local knowledge across Brighton and Hove

We arrange private nursing right across the city, from central Brighton and the Lanes to Hove, Hangleton and Portslade in the west, and out to Kemptown, Hanover, Woodingdean, Ovingdean, Saltdean and Rottingdean in the east, along with Patcham, Preston Park and Moulsecoomb. Our nurses work alongside GPs, district nurses and community teams rather than in isolation, which keeps clinical care joined up and safe. In a hilly, seafront city where getting to and from appointments can be a challenge in itself, bringing skilled nursing to the door removes a real source of stress.

Private nursing is often arranged around a hospital discharge. The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Kemptown, the city's main hospital and A&E, is part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, and continuing wound care, medication or post-operative nursing at home helps someone recover in familiar surroundings while reducing the risk of readmission. We can put a nurse in place quickly so there is no gap between ward and home.

Funding private nursing in Brighton and Hove

Private nursing is priced on the clinical needs involved, and we give you a clear quote before care begins. Many families self-fund, particularly for post-operative or short-term needs, but you may be entitled to help. Brighton and Hove City Council can carry out a care needs assessment, and where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may cover nursing at home. Our team will help you understand which route applies, and you can read more on our paying for care guide. Care providers can also see our full staffing services.

Areas of Brighton and Hove we cover for private nursing

We arrange private nurses at home across the city and its surrounding communities, including:

• Brighton City Centre
• Hove
• Kemptown
• Hanover
• Portslade
• Hangleton
• Rottingdean
• Saltdean
• Woodingdean
• Ovingdean
• Moulsecoomb
• Patcham
• Preston Park