Bladder and Bowel Specialist service

We believe that everyone has the right to be content whenever this is achievable. We will work with other healthcare professionals to ensure you get the best help available.

Accidental leakage from the bladder or bowel (incontinence) is very common. There are many types of incontinence, such as:

• having to rush to the toilet and not always getting there in time
• wetting yourself when you cough, sneeze or jump (stress incontinence)
• wetting the bed (adults or children)
• leaking from the bowel

If you suffer from one or more of these, please make an appointment with your GP. To help you identify your symptoms, complete a bladder and/or a bowel symptom profile, you can take this with you to your GP appointment. On occasions, it may be necessary to refer you to other services.

Service information

• Bladder symptom profile
• Bowel symptom profile

If you have a question about indwelling urinary catheterisation, email the team or call us on 01726 873 095.

We do not accept referrals for product orders or fitting.

Please arrange a pre and post void scan if the following symptoms present:

• hesitancy to void
• intermittent or weak flow
• straining to void
• feeling of incomplete emptying
• recurrent urinary tract infection

You could also consider a referral for an ultrasound of the kidneys, ureter, and bladder.

The service expects that any red flag bladder or bowel symptoms will have been escalated to the relevant team prior to making this referral.

Self-referrals

• Adult bladder and bowel specialist service self-referral form (PDF, 99 KB)

Professionals

• Adult Bladder and Bowel Specialist service professional referral form (DOCX, 64 KB)
• Children and young people Bladder and Bowel Specialist service professional referral form (DOCX, 66 KB)

• Bladder and Bowel Community
• Bladder and Bowel UK
• Education and resources for improving childhood continence
• Urology awareness blog