Tameside & Glossop Children's Community Nursing Team

24/02/2026

🚨 Hot off the press! Update for families across Greater Manchester 🚨

There have been new changes to the discharge process for children leaving hospital with a salbutamol (blue) inhaler.
When your child is discharged, you will now receive a “Wheeze Discharge Advice” leaflet. This includes an easy-to-follow flow chart explaining when and how to give salbutamol at home.
📹 Watch this short video for a clear explanation of the flow chart:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWNx8sOjXQ

📞 The Children’s Community Nursing Team will also call you shortly after discharge to answer any questions and arrange a home visit to support you and your child.

💨 The leaflet also includes QR codes linking to helpful inhaler technique videos from Asthma + Lung UK—perfect for a quick reminder:
👉 https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/inhaler-videos/spacer-with-mask

We hope these updates help you feel confident and supported at home. 💙

15/12/2025

Ensure you have enough supply of medications and prescribed milks to last you over the festivities 💊
The team do not stock a supply of any so will not be able to help you if you run out.

03/12/2025

For our parents & carers of children under the age of 5 years.

Link to booklet in the comments

12/11/2025

Christmas has arrived early in the CCNT office !! ❄️
We not only have amazing nurses in the team but clearly very talented ones.

14/10/2025

The team signpost many of our families to PHEW who are not clinically constipated and require medicine management.
See below for their next sneaky poo course.

We are starting our next 6 week free online BTSP course for children with constipation, soiling, or toilet phobia on Wednesday15 October and we still have room for a couple more people. If you are interested please email us asap at tgphew@gmail.com for a referral form.

12/05/2025

Free webinar provided by ERIC UK for parents and carers who's children suffer with bladder & bowel issues 💩

Is your child experiencing constipation, soiling, or wetting accidents? Do you want advice on how to keep your child's bladder and bowel healthy?

If the answer is yes, why not sign up to our free online event for parents & carers: 'Talking about wee and poo'?

📆Thursday 15th May 2025
🕧7pm-8.30pm (via Zoom)

❗️booking closes at 12pm on Wednesday 14th May

This event is led by our expert Helpline Advisors, who will be looking at common bowel and bladder problems that children experience and how you can help overcome and manage them.

Find more information and how to book your place - https://eric.org.uk/talking-about-wee-and-poo/

🗣 Share this post so that other parents and carers can benefit from this free event.

❗️️PLEASE NOTE: these free events are for parents and carers. If you are a health, education or early years worker interested in events to support you in your professional capacity please see our programme of training courses for professionals on our website.

12/05/2025

- team lunch & painting 🖌 to brighten up our ceiling tiles for our CCNT clinic room 😊

10/05/2025

Some useful tips for managing eczema in spring and in the warmer weather 🧴🌞

01/05/2025

OFSTED AND CQC are visiting Tameside to inspect the local arrangements for Children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Inspectors want to know about the help and support that your children with SEND get.

Complete your survey here by 9am 6th May ⬇️

01/04/2025

What a lovely idea, Dr Massarano will be missed by us all

We are really sad to announce that after 45 years our wonderful Paediatrician, Dr Massarano will be retiring.

If any families would like to send cards, photo's of children or young adults he’s looked after, film clips or letters detailing any care your children have received over the years then you are most welcome to forward them onto us and we will make sure every card, photo, film, email, letter will be passed onto him.

Our address is
OKE Jubilee Gardens
Gardenfold Way
Droylsden
M43 7XU
Email oke@ourkidseyes.com

01/04/2025

Amazing work Emily, the team are so proud of you 👏

17/03/2025

We love receiving patient feedback .. ❤️

Feedback texts are sent out to our families
at the end of their episode with the team.
Please take the time to complete this if you can 🙏