Continence Services
This part of the website is being designed specifically for GPs, Clinical Commissioning groups, care homes and other care professionals who need the service referral information or access to Trust policies and care leaflets.
- How does a GP refer in to this service?
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If you are a GP wishing to refer to this service please send your referral letter to:
Continence Service
Community Health Services
Halesfield 6
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4BFIf you need any advice about referrals, please call the team on 01743 444062.
Types of patients regularly seen
The service provides specialist assessment and investigations for patients with a range of bladder and bowel disorders and offers a advice, treatments and therapies including;
- Uro flowmetry
- bladder ultra sound scanning
- bladder training programmes
- pelvic floor exercises
- teaching and supporting intermittent self-catheterisation
- Specialist assessment and support with Anal Irrigation
The service also supports health professionals, offering a range of training related to bladder and bowel pathways.
Patients not seen by this service
Patients with intractable incontinence who are managed by the community nursing service.
Frequently asked questions
- Do patients have to be incontinent to be referred into the service?
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No - We are specialist nurses in bladder and bowel assessment and dysfunction. We see adult patients of all ages with symptoms such as urinary urgency, frequency and Stress related incontinence. We also support and treat patients with simple and chronic constipation and liaise with Urologists and Gastrologists in the acute service.
Patient Information and Pathways
Catheter Pathways
- CNT 001 Autonomic Dysreflexia
- CNT 002 Female Catheterisation Procedure Guidelines
- CNT 003 Male Catheterisation Procedure Guidelines
- CNT 004 Supra-Pubic Male Catheter Replacement Guidelines
- CNT 005 Catheter Care Pathway
- CNT 007 Choice of Catheter and Catheter Equipment
- CNT 009 Infection Prevention and Control
- CNT 010 Collecting a Catheter Specimen of Urine
- CNT 011 Catheter Removal
- CNT 012 Troubleshooting
- CNT 013 Patient Information Indwelling Catheters
- CNT 014 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Card
- CNT 015 Competency for IPC U cath final for pilot
- CNT 032 Bladder and Bowel Assessment
- CNT 033 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Daily Care Record
- CNT 034 Management Pathway Re-Assessment
- CNT 040 Symptom Profile
AUR/TWOC Pathways
- CNT 003 Male Catheterisation Procedure Guidelines
- CNT 010 Collecting a Catheter Specimen of Urine
- CNT 011 Catheter Removal
- CNT 013 Patient Information Indwelling Catheters
- CNT 014 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Card
- CNT 017 Catheterisation Procedure
- CNT 018 Acute Urinary Retention (AUR) in Male Adults - A&E
- CNT 019 Pathway for Initial Catheterisation - Male with AUR in Community
- CNT 020 Male Acute Retention Pathway
- CNT 021 Male Acute Urinary Retention and TWOC Patient Leaflet
- CNT 023 Bladder Diary
- CNT 024 IPSS
- CNT 025 Notification to GP of Male Acute Urinary Retention Pathway
- CNT 026 Notification to Community Nurse of Male Acute Urinary Retention Pathway
- CNT 028 Trial Without Catheter Pathway
- CNT 029 TWOC Algorithm
- CNT 030 Trial Without Catheter - Outcome Summary to GP
- CNT 031 Trial Without Catheter - Referred to Continence Advisory Service
Formularies
Assessment Documentation
- CNT 005 Catheter Care Pathway
- CNT 023 Bladder Diary
- CNT 024 IPSS
- CNT 027 Bowel Diary
- CNT 032 Bladder and Bowel Assessment
- CNT 033 Indwelling Urinary Catheter Daily Care Record
- CNT 034 Management Pathway Re-Assessment
- CNT 035 Children's Assessment
- CNT 036 Assessor Ordering Form V2.2 April 2016
- CNT 039 Request Form for Off Formulary Products
- CNT 040 Symptom Profile
Contact the Service Manager
Continence Team Leader
Jemma Brown
Tel: 01743 444062
Contact key clinician(s)
Continence Specialist Nurses
Jemma Brown
Nicola Head
Fiona Glover
Val Proctor
Michaela Simcox
Susan Southern
Tel: 01743 444062
Email the team