Asked by: Helen Hayes (Labour - Dulwich and West Norwood)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level inflation on the affordability of continence products for unpaid carers.
Answered by Neil O'Brien
No specific assessment has been made. In July 2018, NHS England published ‘Excellence in Continence Care’ which collates evidence-based resources and research for guidance for commissioners, providers, health and social care staff, which is available at the following link:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/excellence-in-continence-care/
NHS England is planning an assessment of adherence to ‘Excellence in Continence Care’, and its pandemic recovery and restoration plans include continence services. NHS England has also established the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project to improve continence care.
Written Evidence Sep. 06 2022
Inquiry: Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountabilityFound: ICS0025 - Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability Paediatric Continence Forum Written Evidence
Asked by: Dowey, Sharon (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - South Scotland)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent consideration it has given to the issue of incontinence poverty.
Answered by Yousaf, Humza - First Minister
NHS Boards regularly assess continence patients' needs, with the assessments undertaken by dedicated Bladder and Bowel Teams or community nursing staff. This ensures that patients' needs are met, either through treatment or through provision of appropriate containment products. Referrals can also be made by patients' GPs where necessary, and also by a range of other healthcare professionals including pharmacists, consultants and care home staff.
Where a patient has been assessed as requiring continence products, they are provided by their local NHS Board's continence service on prescription.
Report Jul. 25 2022
Inquiry: Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social careFound: Third Report - Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care HC 115 Report
Jul. 20 2022
Source Page: Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandFound: NHS England is also leading work through the pelvic floor health programme for stress urinary continence
Jul. 20 2022
Source Page: Women’s Health Strategy for EnglandFound: NHS England is also leading work through the pelvic floor health programme for stress urinary continence
Very pleased that the APPG on Bladder and Bowel Continence Care got mentioned in this report on the Bins for Boys campaign (starts 40 minutes in): https://t.co/yudSD0N3ZK #binsforboys #continence
Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) set out the timeframe for the NHS Supply Chain’s National Bladder and Bowl Health Project and (b) provide details of which stakeholders have been consulted in respect of that project.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
NHS England established the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project to improve continence care, to further research and implement recommendations from ‘Excellence in Continence Care’ published in 2018. The Project is currently developing bladder and bowel care pathways to be shared with stakeholders, which was paused due to the pandemic. However, a timeframe has not been agreed and no stakeholders have been consulted with as yet.
Jun. 06 2022
Source Page: Personal statements from new award holders in the 2021 roundFound: through NHS England on guidance for bladder cancer waiting times and prostate cancer chemotherapy (
May. 30 2022
Source Page: NHS continuing healthcare decision support toolFound: care, it would not be appropriate to weight the skin domain as if the continence care was not being