Carers will not undertake tasks that require the skills and expertise of clinical professionals. Such tasks include:
- Toe and nail cutting
- Ear syringing
- Removing or replacing urinary catheters
- Assisting with gastric feeding
- Bowel evacuations
- Bladder washouts
- Injections – involving assembling syringes, administering intravenously controlled drugs
- Filling of oxygen cylinders
- Lifting from the floor unaided
- Tracheostomy care – changing tubes or oral suction
- Changing sterile dressings
- Administering rectal/vaginal medication
- Filling monitored dosage boxes for medication
- Applying cream or ointmnets (unless precribed or subject to an appropriate & approved medication form)
Kind Hands does not provide nursing services