Private Nurse at Home in Exeter

Exeter • Devon

NMC-registered private nursing at home in Exeter

Some needs go beyond what a carer can provide and call for a registered nurse. A private nurse at home in Exeter brings clinical skill into a familiar setting, so that treatment which might otherwise mean a hospital stay or repeated outpatient trips can instead be delivered in the person's own bedroom or living room. From administering medication and injections to managing wounds, catheters, stomas and feeding regimes, our nurses provide safe, one-to-one clinical care at home. Protocol Healthcare Services has spent more than a decade supplying qualified nurses, and we bring the same standards to Exeter that we apply everywhere we work.

We are open about how we operate. Our offices are in the South of England, so we do not run a high-street branch in Exeter itself. What we do run is a genuinely national service, and our nursing reach is national too, so distance from our southern offices is no barrier. 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 before they start, with a consultant on hand around the clock, so a family in St Leonard's, Whipton or Alphington gets the same reassurance as those on our own doorstep.

Clinical care our Exeter nurses provide

• ✓ Medication administration and injections
• ✓ Wound care and pressure-area management
• ✓ Catheter care and continence management
• ✓ Stoma care and support
• ✓ PEG and enteral (tube) feeding
• ✓ Post-operative nursing and recovery
• ✓ Palliative and end-of-life nursing
• ✓ Day, night or live-in nursing cover

A private nurse or a carer? What's the difference

Families often ask where the line falls between a carer and a nurse. A carer supports the essentials of daily life, washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts and companionship, and for many people in Exeter that is exactly the right level of help. A registered nurse is needed when care involves clinical procedures that only a qualified professional can perform: administering certain medications, managing complex wounds, caring for catheters and stomas, or overseeing PEG feeding. Some clients need only a nurse, others combine a private nurse for specific clinical tasks with a carer or live-in Care Professional for everyday support. We can arrange either, or both working together as one team.

Local knowledge across Exeter

Exeter is the cathedral city and county town of Devon, a compact place on the River Exe with communities that each have their own character. We arrange private nursing at home right across the city, from St Leonard's and Pennsylvania near the centre to Heavitree, Whipton and Pinhoe in the east, over the river to St Thomas, Exwick and Alphington, and out to Wonford, Countess Wear and the estuary town of Topsham. Being cared for at home, rather than travelling in for every dressing change or injection, spares an unwell person a great deal of tiring back-and-forth, and lets clinical care fit around their own routine and surroundings.

Private nursing frequently begins at the point of hospital discharge. When someone leaves the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital at Wonford, part of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, with ongoing clinical needs, a private nurse can take over the management of medication, wounds, drains or feeding at home, working alongside the GP and community teams. This continuity of clinical care supports a safe recovery in those critical first weeks and helps reduce the risk of an avoidable readmission. Where support is more about routine and orientation, our dementia and specialist care can work hand in hand with nursing.

Funding and the cost of private nursing in Exeter

Private nursing is priced on an individual assessment, because it depends on the clinical tasks involved, how often a nurse is needed, and whether cover is by the visit, overnight or live-in. We give you a clear figure before anything begins. Many Exeter clients self-fund, but where care is primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may cover nursing costs, and Devon County Council can carry out a care needs assessment, while Exeter City Council handles district services such as housing. Our team is always happy to explain how the routes fit together, and you can read more on our paying for care guide.

Nurses for Exeter care providers too

Alongside private nursing for families, we are an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency supplying NMC-registered nurses and midwives to care homes, supported living services and NHS teams across Exeter, from a single shift to a managed rota. We also supply support workers, mental health and learning disability specialists. If you run a service in and around Exeter, see our staffing services overview.

Areas of Exeter we cover for private nursing

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

• St Leonard's
• Heavitree
• St Thomas
• Pennsylvania
• Exwick
• Whipton
• Pinhoe
• Alphington
• Wonford
• Topsham
• Countess Wear
• St James