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…
The results of the Nursing Times Awards 2016 were revealed on 26 October at the prestigious Grosvenor House, Park Lane, where the nursing and healthcare profession came together for a night of recognition and celebration of the sector’s achievements. ERIC,…
More children are starting school without being toilet trained, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity. 700 education staff working with children between the ages of three…
Researchers working on the University of Bristol’s ‘Children of the 90s’ project have found several factors that identify whether children who wet the bed are at risk of their bedwetting continuing into late childhood. Persistent bedwetting is defined as wetting…
A survey from the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has revealed that only a third of nursery and primary school support staff say their school has a written policy for dealing with pupils’ wetting or soiling accidents. Almost nine…
