Continence service (adults)

Our team of continence nurse specialists and administrative staff can provide support for a range of conditions. Specific treatments and investigations include:

• Pelvic floor re-education: (including Electrical Stimulation and Bio-feedback). These treatments are used to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and are used in the treatment of stress incontinence
  
• Bladder re-training: A treatment for urgency and urge incontinence.
  
• Urinary Catheters: For specialist advice, care and support.
  
• Intermittent Self Catheterisation (ISC): Teaching and follow up for individuals performing ISC
  
• Prostate Assessment (limited service): For fast track assessment of men with symptoms that suggest prostate enlargement
  
• Bladder Scanning: Assessing bladder emptying by scanning the bladder with a portable ultrasound scanner can be arranged through the Continence Service
  
• Urodynamic and Ano Rectal physiology investigations: These are specialist tests used in the investigation for bladder and bowel dysfunction.

Useful links

• Bladder and Bowel Foundation
• Bladder & Bowel UK
• Continence Foundation
• NICE - Guidelines for lower urinary tract symptoms. The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men
• NICE - Urinary incontinence: The management of urinary incontinence in women
• NICE - Faecal incontinence: The management of faecal incontinence in adults

Contacts

• Pad order: 0300 422 5305
• Nurse helpline: 0300 422 5306
• Appointments: 0300 422 5304
• General enquiries: 0300 422 5303
• Email: ghn-tr.gloscontinenceservice@nhs.net

Our opening hours are 8.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays.