Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what NHS support is available for family carers looking after relatives with continence problems.
Those with continence problems or their carers should request a full assessment from their general practitioner directly or through a referral to a specialist service. ‘Excellence in Continence Care’ provides further information on access to services and is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/excellence-in-continence-care/
The National Bladder and Bowel Program is developing evidence-based service pathways to support a consistent approach to continence services and provide a framework.