The Parish Nurse is a huge benefit to the community. Mrs Juliette Williams, B.A, RGN is a well respected nurse with much experience and a vibrant and attractive Christian faith. She engages very easily with all and is highly professional.
She works with all ages across the community helping people access health care and providing advice.
In the last 6 months people have approached her on a huge variety of subjects, from how do I potty train my child to I want to kill myself. She has fielded 800 of these questions in the last 2 and a bit years, despite being part time. She is very approachable and people will often check their concerns with her to test whether they are something that needs to be taken to a doctor.
Parish nursing encompasses whole person healthcare - body, mind and spiritual health and well being.
Juliette regularly attends toddler groups and organises health education related activities for the children and information for the parents on various topics. The pictures show a 'looking after our teeth' activity with play-dough teeth the children made and took home plus a healthy eating display.
The Church provides a meal on Monday for anyone in the area called Monday munch and Juliette is regularly available to listen and chat with those attending. She also holds termly wellbeing sessions where she measures BP's and works with the wellbeing team who weigh people and advise on a variety of health issues. She does home visiting and also hold appointments in the Broadfield community centre.
Her role is to support individuals in their every day lives, signpost people to the correct service and advocate and referring individuals to services as required.
Broadfield is an area with higher than average health concerns and poverty. The area has a high percentage of Social Housing, with many people reliant on benefits. 28% of people in the North area of Broadfield have no qualifications and it is an area with significant Health issues, especially mental Health.