Private Nurse at Home in Southampton

Southampton • Hampshire

NMC-registered private nurses at home in Southampton

Some needs go beyond personal care and companionship and call for a qualified nurse. When that is the case, a private nurse at home in Southampton lets clinical care happen where the person is most comfortable, in their own house, rather than in a hospital ward or clinic. From medication administration and complex wound dressings to catheter, stoma and PEG feeding support, an NMC-registered nurse can deliver skilled care in the living room or bedroom, at times that suit the household, in neighbourhoods from Portswood to Bitterne and Woolston.

We will be honest about how we work. Protocol Healthcare Services is based in the South of England, with our nearest office in Bournemouth, a short drive west along the coast, so we do not run a clinic in Southampton itself. What we do run is a genuinely national care and staffing service, and nursing is at the heart of it. As an REC-affiliated agency we supply NMC-registered nurses to care homes and NHS teams across Hampshire, and we bring the same clinical rigour to private nursing for families. Every nurse is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and fully vetted before they ever attend a home.

Clinical care our private nurses provide in Southampton

• ✓ Medication administration and management
• ✓ Wound care, dressings and pressure-area care
• ✓ Catheter care and continence management
• ✓ Stoma care and support
• ✓ PEG and enteral feeding support
• ✓ Injections and post-operative nursing
• ✓ Palliative and end-of-life nursing at home
• ✓ Liaison with GPs and district nurses

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

The weeks after an operation or a serious illness are when skilled nursing matters most, and they are also when many people would far rather be at home than on a ward. We regularly arrange nurse-led support for people leaving Southampton General Hospital, run by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest teaching hospitals on the south coast. A private nurse can manage surgical wounds and drains, keep medication and pain relief on schedule, care for catheters or feeding tubes, and watch for early signs of complications, all while working alongside GPs and community teams. Getting this right at home in Shirley, Freemantle or Sholing can protect a recovery and prevent an avoidable readmission.

Palliative and end-of-life nursing at home

For families facing a life-limiting illness, staying at home is often the deepest wish, and it is one we take seriously. Our private nurses provide palliative and end-of-life nursing in Southampton with skill and compassion, managing symptoms and pain, supporting comfort and dignity, and standing alongside the family and the wider healthcare team. Whether care is needed for a few hours a day or around the clock as a live-in arrangement, the focus is on quality of life and calm in familiar surroundings, across the city from Highfield and Bassett to St Denys and Weston.

Working with the wider care team

Private nursing rarely stands alone, and it works best when it is joined up. Our nurses coordinate with GPs, district nurses, hospital consultants and community teams so that care plans stay consistent and nothing falls through the gaps. Where a person also needs help with day-to-day living, our private nursing sits naturally alongside our specialist, live-in and visiting care, so a single trusted provider can cover both the clinical and the everyday. If you run a service in Hampshire, our staffing services supply nurses and support workers too.

Funding, regulation and getting started

Private nursing at home in Southampton is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and individual nurses are registered with and accountable to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Care is priced on a clinical assessment, because the level of nursing varies so widely, and we give a clear quote before anything begins. Many families self-fund, and where needs are primarily health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding may apply; Southampton City Council can also assess care needs and funding. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Areas of Southampton we cover for private nursing

We arrange private nursing at home across the whole city and the surrounding SO postcodes, including:

• Portswood
• Highfield
• Shirley
• Freemantle
• Bassett
• Bitterne
• Bitterne Park
• Woolston
• Sholing
• St Denys
• Swaythling
• Millbrook
• Weston