Intravenous (IV) therapy at home allows patients to receive essential medications, hydration and nutritional support without the need for a prolonged hospital stay. Golders Green Nursing provides specialist IV therapy services across North and Central London, delivered by nurses with a minimum of three years’ experience in intravenous therapy.
We can arrange up to three IV therapy visits per day, seven days a week, enabling complex treatment regimes to be carried out safely and comfortably at home. Our IV nurses carry all necessary clinical equipment, maintain full documentation, and communicate directly with your prescribing physician or hospital team.
Our IV therapy service is available both for planned treatment – such as home antibiotic therapy following hospital discharge – and for urgent or unplanned IV nursing needs.
Our specialist IV nurses are experienced in administering a wide range of intravenous treatments:
Hospital admissions solely for IV therapy are often unnecessary and disruptive for patients – particularly the elderly, those with dementia, or those in palliative care for whom hospital environments can be distressing.
Home IV therapy offers significant advantages:
Many of London’s leading private hospitals refer patients to us specifically for home IV therapy, recognising the clinical and patient experience benefits of treatment at home.
We work closely with your prescribing physician or hospital team to ensure safe, accurate IV therapy at home.
Contact us directly or ask your hospital consultant to refer you. We review the treatment prescription, discuss the schedule and confirm all clinical requirements before visits begin.
We assign a specialist IV nurse with experience in your specific treatment type. They review your prescription and any clinical notes before the first visit.
Your IV nurse attends at the agreed times, prepares and administers the IV therapy, monitors for any adverse reactions, and documents each session in full.
We maintain regular communication with your prescribing physician, reporting on treatment progress, any clinical observations and completion of the treatment course.
At the conclusion of your IV therapy course, we provide a full clinical summary. If ongoing nursing or home care support is needed, we transition seamlessly to the appropriate service.
Our specialist IV nurses can administer intravenous antibiotics, hydration therapy, and other prescribed IV medications at home. We carry all the necessary ancillaries and require only the drug and a prescription from your consultant. Up to three visits per day can be arranged to accommodate treatment schedules.
Yes, when delivered by qualified and experienced nurses. All our IV nurses have a minimum of three years’ experience in IV administration. They follow strict clinical protocols for line care, drug administration and infection control. Our nurse-led oversight means any complications are identified and managed quickly, with direct escalation to your medical team if needed.
Many patients are discharged from hospital with a PICC line or cannula in place and a prescription for IV antibiotics to continue at home. Our director works directly with NHS ward teams to coordinate discharge planning, ensuring you have everything you need to be safely discharged with all the right medication and equipment. Our IV nurse then visits at the prescribed times to administer treatment.
In most cases, yes. Our nurses visit at scheduled times, administer the IV treatment – which typically takes 30 to 60 minutes depending on the medication – and then leave you to continue your day. This is one of the main advantages of home IV therapy compared to remaining in hospital, where you would be confined to a ward between treatments.
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