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untreated continence needs. In an ageing population, greater prevalence of bladder and bowel problems and the wide range of care groups affected, mean that continence services require a higher priority. Effective community based continence services can save valuable NHS resources whilst restoring dignity to people and improving quality of life. 2.
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It brings together evidence based resources and research and provides a practical means for commissioners to understand continence needs within their local population, as well as specify and contract for continence services, effectively measure outcomes and experience and work towards reducing health inequalities.
The holistic approach to bladder and bowel incontinence used by the NCA helps to form a solid therapeutic relationship with the patient and provides reassurance that there are strategies to manage incontinence, no matter what the cause.
- Aim
- Expert Practice and Acting as A Role Model in The Clinical Area
- Education and Training
- Audit
- Information Sharing and Communication
To develop the knowledge and skills of interested nurses through sharing and learning opportunities, for example, study days, seminars, workshops and accredited courses in bladder and bowel related...To act as a resource in their own clinical speciality, disseminating knowledge and supporting evidence-based practiceTo provide the opportunity for individual development supporting an educational platform and a culture to flourishTo place patients at the heart of everything we do by providing care of the highest standard, focusing on safety and quality, both in hospital and in the communityTo take a lead in enabling the best possible health care outcomes for patients with bladder and bowel health care needs through assessment and treatment pathways embedded into practiceTo act as a role model sharing expertise and supporting colleagues in bladder and bowel careTo work in partnership with bladder and bowel services to deliver treatment and care based on best practice and researchTo focus on the promotion for continence and the prevention of incontinenceTo promote the implementation of assessment and treatment programsTo act as a resource in the clinical area by raising awareness of bladder and bowel care amongst the teamTo provide training for colleagues on new treatments or interventions for people with bladder and bowel care, through co-ordinating training sessions for clinical colleaguesTo monitor practice within the clinical area, identify and challenge inappropriate practice and initiate improvements, with full consultation and support from the line managerTo assist with audits as required and with product evaluationTo identify issues requiring further discussionTo explore early interventions to avoid UTI / CAUTI through surveillanceTo disseminate changes pertaining to bladder and bowel health care to the multidisciplinary team, including medical colleagues and relate any concerns to the appropriateTo share resources with other members of the team by acting as a resourceTo refer patients to the bladder and bowel health care team/s as required for further adviceDec 16, 2018 · A multidisciplinary continence clinic can play an important role in promoting successful aging by assessing and treating medical causes of incontinence in medically complex older adults.
- Rhena Yoo, Martha Spencer
- 10.3390/geriatrics3040091
- 2018
- Geriatrics (Basel). 2018 Dec; 3(4): 91.
An effective multidisciplinary approach using pathways to reduce secondary care involvement unless required should be adopted. Post Covid, community bladder and bowel services are recovering from prolonged redeployment, a backlog of cancelled patients and a rising waiting list.
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Nov 22, 2014 · NICE has recommended that a multidisciplinary team for urinary incontinence should consist of urogynaecologists, urologists, colo-rectal surgeons, care of the elderly physicians, physiotherapists and specialist nurses.
