For patients & clients
From request to visit, here's exactly what happens - and what an NMC-registered nurse can help you with at home, your hotel or your workplace.
Tell us the reason for your visit, your location, and when you'd like a nurse to come. No GP referral needed.
We identify an available, NMC-registered nurse in your area and confirm a price with you. There's no obligation and no search fee if you decide not to proceed.
Payment is made securely to Map a Nurse before the visit. Nurses are not authorised to take payment directly from clients.
Ahead of your visit, you and your nurse are put in touch to discuss your care privately. We don't ask you to share medical details with us.
Your nurse arrives at the agreed time and place - your home, a hotel, or your workplace - and shares their NMC PIN so you can verify their registration.
What a nurse can help with
Regular or one-off dressing changes, including after surgery or injury.
Including fertility treatment support - see our IVF & fertility page - and IV infusions with nurses experienced in IV therapy.
Ongoing care after a procedure, at a pace that suits your recovery.
Blood pressure, general observations and wellbeing checks.
For ongoing treatments, a nurse can guide you or a family member through carrying out injections or dressing changes independently, where clinically appropriate, at the nurse's professional discretion.
On-site nursing for offices, film and TV productions, tour groups and school trips - see Workplace & groups.
A nurse can accompany you to a hospital treatment, receive you at the end of it, travel home with you, and support your recovery afterwards.
Need a carer as well as a nurse? Through partner organisations, we can also put you in touch with specialist carer support - see our FAQ for how this works.
What we treat
We operate only on minor injury and urgent, but not life-threatening, health concerns. Examples of what a nurse can help with:
Not sure if your situation fits? Get in touch and we'll tell you honestly.
Already seeing a specialist?
If you're already under the care of a specialist, a nurse can help with the routine nursing tasks between appointments - dressing changes, blood tests, injections, monitoring - so you don't have to go back to hospital for every small thing. This isn't an exhaustive list, just a few examples:
Dressing changes, PICC line care, general support during treatment.
Routine blood pressure checks and blood tests.
Blood glucose monitoring and injections.
Wound and skin care.
Dressing changes and suture removal.
General health monitoring and ongoing care.
Comfort-focused nursing support.
And more - if your specialist has you on a routine of injections, dressings, or checks, ask us, even if it's not listed here.
Why choose this service?
No waiting for the next available appointment.
No searching for somewhere that's actually open and taking patients.
No multi-hour wait for something that doesn't need A&E-level care.
"I burnt my legs in a home incident involving hot tea. I had to go twice a week to my GP so a nurse could change the bandages, but I couldn't walk and I had a 4-month-old baby. I really struggled with the situation, and I would have loved it if a nurse could have come to my home to treat me instead."
- a real story
We work with nurses who have many years of experience in the health sector and NHS trusts, able to respond warmly and positively to people of all ages who may be anxious, distressed, or facing a difficult moment with their health.
Registered Nurse vs. carer
A Registered Nurse is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and is qualified to carry out clinical tasks - wound care, injections, clinical observations and assessments. A carer or healthcare assistant supports people with daily living activities and is not a regulated clinical role.
Map a Nurse connects you with Registered Nurses for clinical, time-critical needs. If what you're looking for is help with daily living rather than a clinical task, we'll always tell you honestly if we're not the right fit.
Tell us what you need - we usually reply quickly.