"I regard this service as vital for people in my situation."

I will be 92 in June this year and I'm totally disabled with a rare form of myositis. My wife is nearly 85 and was registered as partially sighted some years ago, since then here eyesight has continued to deteriorate.

I just came across the District Matron Service when I was discharged from hospital late November 2022, I had been in hospital with pneumonia. Anne  came to my home to see how I was coping. She gave me a thorough physical  examination and gave me advice with coping with the after effects of my condition. She spent an hour with me and I was very relieved  that the health services were looking after me. She returned at about two weekly intervals on a further three sessions to see how I was coping.

She gave me her phone number and later in 2023 she procured a suction machine from the Red Cross which has been a godsend as I had been coughing up a lot of phlegm.

In November 2023 she was present at a meeting I had to consider my application for continuing healthcare.

She came again in January 2024. I value her services as she is readily available for a  home visit and very knowledgeable, and has time to deal with any problems or queries I may have. If it wasn't for this valuable service I would be requesting a visit from a doctor who might not be able to spend so much time with me. I regard this service as vital for people in my situation.