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A new app has been launched by Bristol Health Partners for anyone who experiences bladder or bowel leakage, or cares for a young person who does. ERIC were delighted to contribute our expertise to the app’s content creation and review…
A survey of over 300 parents and carers of children with bowel and bladder issues reveals the shocking number of days children are having to miss school.
In response to requests from families, schools and health care professionals, the charities Bladder & Bowel UK and ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity, have teamed up to produce comprehensive, practical information for educational establishments regarding bladder and bowel…
More children are being toilet trained later, according to the results of a new survey of early years staff by ERIC and National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA). Of the early years staff across the UK that the Children’s Bowel and…
A new policy report calls for improved understanding and care of children with bladder and bowel conditions at secondary school. The report’s key finding makes for troubling reading: continence problems are common in young people, but some schools are not…
NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, have published medical technology guidance supporting the use of an irrigation device for treating constipation and faecal incontinence. Peristeen is a transanal irrigation system manufactured by Coloplast which can be used…
Teenagers with bowel and bladder problems are at greater risk of underachieving at secondary school and need more support to remove barriers so they can reach their academic potential says new research. The ‘Left out and left behind report’ is…
In a major new study, researchers working on the University of Bristol Alspac project have found that children who have wetting accidents both during the day and at night are more likely to have bladder problems during their teenage years…
