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Continence

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Continence care is every nurse’s business

17-May-2013
Nurses trying to tackle rising tide of school nappy wearers

9-May-2013
Back to the floor for continence care

8-May-2013
Continence charity appoints specialist nurse

30-Apr-2013
How is digital removal of faeces carried out?

29-Apr-2013
Digital removal of faeces

26-Apr-2013
Any Qualified Provider: facilitating patient choice

26-Apr-2013
Join our webchat 25 April discussing effective management of chronic constipation in primary care

23-Apr-2013
‘Why is bowel care given such a low priority?’

18-Apr-2013
Is workplace culture an excuse for poor care?

5-Apr-2013
New bowel cancer drug launched

4-Mar-2013
New drug class for overactive bladder launched

1-Mar-2013
IBD patients need support with 'coming out', say researchers

20-Feb-2013
Stafford HCA struck off after ‘losing it’ with older patient

15-Feb-2013
Mid Staffs inquiry calls care failings a 'disaster'

13-Feb-2013
How should Francis change nursing practice?

11-Feb-2013
Vitamin C supplement use linked to kidney stones

6-Feb-2013
What is nursing care and who owns it?

5-Feb-2013
Why management skills are a priority for nurses

5-Feb-2013
Campaign to raise awareness of constipation in children

5-Feb-2013
Call for better awareness of bladder cancer

1-Feb-2013
What effect does incontinence have on patients and their families?

28-Jan-2013
New child continence guidance

25-Jan-2013
Improving continence education for nurses

24-Jan-2013
Additional funding for maternity units

24-Jan-2013
'Ensuring dignity in hospital care is not rocket science'

24-Jan-2013
Nurse-led clinic cuts follow up urology visits

16-Jan-2013
Guidelines issued for continence problems at school

4-Jan-2013
Working with families to boost children’s continence

11-Dec-2012
RCN Wales unveils its first 'nurse of the year'

29-Nov-2012
Cialis licence extended to benign prostate enlargement

23-Nov-2012
RCN issues guidance on bowel dysfunction

21-Nov-2012
Join our FREE clinical chat on constipation 9 October

9-Oct-2012
How can nurses aid management of chronic constipation in adults?

8-Oct-2012
"Many children avoid school toilets because they are dirty"

5-Oct-2012
How to manage chronic constipation in adults

5-Oct-2012
Promoting healthy drinking habits in children

5-Oct-2012
Supporting children with nocturnal enuresis

5-Oct-2012
Stoma nurse wins award for second year running

13-Sep-2012
Level of avoidable harm to NHS patients revealed

3-Sep-2012
#NurChat - Continence care

31-Aug-2012
NICE calls for regular assessments of neurology patients with urinary problems

8-Aug-2012
Nurses pioneer 'dignity' pyjamas

6-Aug-2012
'Patients who put nurses before themselves need putting straight'

6-Aug-2012
Dry like me introduce free health professionals' pack

2-Aug-2012
Types of substance misuse and risk factors

20-Jul-2012
Most parents wait a year to seek continence help

8-Jun-2012
'Age should not be a barrier to high-quality continence care'

27-Apr-2012
Transforming care for patients with spinal cord injury in Haiti

27-Apr-2012
Patient motivation in managing stress urinary incontinence

27-Apr-2012
Exploring the benefits of anal irrigation

27-Apr-2012
Managing stress incontinence in postnatal women

27-Apr-2012
"I know what my body is telling me I need"

13-Apr-2012
Using an adapted model of care to manage change

10-Apr-2012
NICE approves catheter drainage system for cancer

1-Apr-2012
Implementing a care model for the older person

23-Mar-2012
£200,000 funding for childhood continence project

21-Mar-2012
Botox 'could help women with weak bladders'

13-Mar-2012
How can nurses ensure dignity is maintained during toileting?

30-Jan-2012
Causes and strategies for moisture lesions

27-Jan-2012
Intermittent self-catheterisation in MS

27-Jan-2012
Toilet privacy in hospital

27-Jan-2012
Is taking a pill easier than treatment?

26-Jan-2012
Continence association announces annual conference dates

16-Jan-2012
How can nurses be engaged in intentional rounding?

16-Jan-2012
Engaging staff with intentional rounding

13-Jan-2012
'We continue to work hard to highlight childhood continence problems'

30-Dec-2011
Continence charity launches campaign as survey finds quarter of pupils 'avoid school loos'

27-Dec-2011
Enuresis award for Surrey school nurse innovation

14-Dec-2011
PCTs shun nursing options for community service competition

14-Dec-2011
Continence charity engages teenage girls in pelvic floor health promotion

10-Dec-2011
'You may never learn about this important part of your body until you encounter a problem'

27-Nov-2011
Continence care award open for applications

26-Nov-2011
“Compulsory training would help every HCA spot moisture lesions”

25-Nov-2011
RCN Wales launch 'Time to Care' campaign

24-Nov-2011
What assessment tools would be useful in managing faecal incontinence?

22-Nov-2011
How urinary sheaths benefit quality of life

17-Nov-2011
Behaviour change to treat overactive bladder syndrome

17-Nov-2011
Faecal incontinence in critical illness

17-Nov-2011
"Extending choice will let us set standards for children"

17-Nov-2011
Device aids pelvic organ prolapse

16-Nov-2011
'Patients need rights' CQC chief insists

15-Nov-2011
Essential care for patients with stomas

11-Nov-2011
Management of stoma complications

10-Nov-2011
Patients Association attacks older people care

9-Nov-2011
Patient-clinician involvement makes UI research more clinically useful

1-Nov-2011
Continence advice association announce conference dates

28-Oct-2011
Continence charity publishes new booklet on dealing with the condition

23-Oct-2011
CQC finds half of hospitals failing to provide good nutrition to older patients

13-Oct-2011
Continence advice service release pelvic floor guide for teenagers

12-Oct-2011
Charity's continence sessions seek to support and inform

12-Oct-2011
Continence sufferers paying for products they 'could get for free'

12-Oct-2011
ERIC win national Third Sector Excellence award

2-Oct-2011
Half of adults to suffer urinary tract symptoms by 2018

28-Sep-2011
Childhood continence campaign opens for School Toilet Award entries

23-Sep-2011
How to make someone incontinent overnight

19-Sep-2011
FREE clinical continence content for National Continence Awareness Week

19-Sep-2011
82% UUI patients experience weekly leakage

2-Sep-2011
Continence charity extends helpline hours

31-Aug-2011
'A lot of children thought they couldn’t go to college if they had a disability'

5-Aug-2011
'I'd like to think nurses will be vocal enough to control their destiny'

28-Jul-2011
Bowel cancer rates double 1970s level

27-Jul-2011
Eight NHS services open to private firms

26 July 2011
Why is catheter-associated urinary tract infection still a challenge?

25-Jul-2011
Urinary catheter use in end of life care

24-Jul-2011
Can silver alloy catheters reduce infection rates?

23-Jul-2011
Driving down catheter associated infection rates

22-Jul-2011
Fears 'shameful' incontinence ruling could set example

12 July 2011
You don’t have to be a prima ballerina to deserve a little dignity

11-Jul-2011
'I went from mild discomfort, to anxiety then panic as I held onto a full bladder'

8-Jul-2011
Tips on caring for people with learning disabilities - bedwetting

8-Jul-2011
Continence nurse notes

5-Jul-2011
Tough protocols for catheter use can slash UTI risk

1-Jul-2011
Urinary incontinence might be a symptom of COPD

28-Jun-2011
Floella Benjamin supports charity’s bed wetting campaign

28-Jun-2011
Addressing ketamine bladder syndrome

19-Jun-2011
'The presentation is graphic but not gratuitous: I tell them the realities and the worst stories'

16-Jun-2011
ACA conference 'Not just about pulling curtains and closing doors'

15-Jun-2011
Non-invasive spectroscopy may help investigate urinary incontinence

7 June 2011
Specialist nurse elected Association for Continence Advice chair

2-Jun-2011
Inappropriate catheter use common among hospital inpatients

2-Jun-2011
More men may require surgery for englarged prostate

24-May-2011
Alpha Blocker may relieve painful prostate condition

24-May-2011
COPD drugs link to urinary problem

24-May-2011
Calendar Girls star supports charity's bedwetting campaign

24-May-2011
Transanal irrigation guideline launched

19-May-2011
ACA launch a pelvic floor leaflet for teenage girls

19-May-2011
Researchers advance child bladder reconstruction

19-May-2011
Intermittent catheter users want more training

11-May-2011
Have you visited the Nursing Times forums lately?

10-May-2011
Does Caesarean delivery prevent anal incontinence?

2-May-2011
'Passionate teams are needed to monitor data on catheter care'

1-May-2011
End of life: a need for bowel care guidance

30-Apr-2011
Incontinence: enhancing care in women's prisons

29-Apr-2011
Pelvic floor health: information for teenagers

28-Apr-2011
Researchers develop continence assessment tools for care homes

27-Apr-2011
Continence problems in middle age 'determined by genes'

19-Apr-2011
Website aims to boost catheter design

19-Apr-2011
Bedwetting impacts childhood happiness

15-Apr-2011
Warning about self-test health kits

7-Apr-2011
Have a question about your practice?

3-Apr-2011
Assessing and treating patients with bowel dysfunction

28-Mar-2011
Managing idiopathic constipation in children

28-Mar-2011
Does abdominal massage relieve constipation?

27-Mar-2011
Silver alloy catheters may cut UTIs

27-Mar-2011
Digital rectal examination

26-Mar-2011
‘Not having the right bowel care is demeaning’

25-Mar-2011
Managing faecal incontinence: a joint approach to guideline development

25-Mar-2011
Continence conference to be held in May

24-Mar-2011
Continence nurse advice cuts the risk of dermatitis

22-Mar-2011
Take part in a survey on continence education

22-Mar-2011
Call for mental health nurses to recognise patients' poor physical health

21-Mar-2011
NHS must promote 'honest culture' to maintain quality of care

18-Mar-2011
Cancer follow-up

12-Mar-2011
GPs less likely to meet care home quality targets

12-Mar-2011
Urinary drug linked to sexual side effects

9-Mar-2011
New prostate cancer test shows promise

9-Mar-2011
Why are we still battling the continence taboo?

2-Mar-2011
Tips on caring for people with learning disabilities - constipation

22-Feb-2011
'This is not the first time and nothing seems to be changing'

21-Feb-2011
'It is imperative that all children have an appropriate continence assessment'

11-Feb-2011
Urinary incontinence - a new approach to an old problem

8-Feb-2011
Healthy schools project supports school toilet award

7-Feb-2011
Free ACA study session on bladder and bowel care

7-Feb-2011
What does winning the Nursing Times award mean to our team?

3-Feb-2011
Website offers top tips on caring for people with learning disabilities

2-Feb-2011
Discretion paramount for catheter users

1-Feb-2011
'Now I'm in a role where I can change things for patients'

1-Feb-2011
Using massage to ease constipation

31-Jan-2011
Bowel cancer patients could benefit from new targeted treatment

31-Jan-2011
'Don’t wait for others to act – we can all make a difference'

31-Jan-2011
Conference aims to unite continence care professionals

27-Jan-2011
Nurse involvement in QIPP could make cuts less painful

25 January 2011
Is poor observation still putting patients at risk?

18-Jan-2011
Multiple surgeries linked to child bladder dysfunction

18-Jan-2011
Stroke care study backs more nursing staff

18 January 2011
Toilet training pad developed for children

18-Jan-2011
PromoCon to hold continence symposium

10-Jan-2011
NICE assesses medical mattress, issues continence guide

9-Jan-2011
Discreet male continence device launched

1-Jan-2011
Call for continence award submissions

28-Dec-2010
'Most of us have had to start wearing continence pads'

28-Dec-2010
Rectal cancer linked continence problems 'last at least a year'

21-Dec-2010
Constipation drug approved by NICE

15-Dec-2010
RCN issues staffing levels call

8-Dec-2010
Why are nurses failing to undertake digital rectal examinations?

3-Dec-2010
Most common causes of pressure ulcers identified

2-Dec-2010
Radiotherapy-linked continence problems 'temporary'

30-Nov-2010
Urodynamics training standards established

30-Nov-2010
Continence products: a need for larger sizes?

29-Nov-2010
NICE’s first guideline on idiopathic childhood constipation and its implications for nurses

27-Nov-2010
Landmark guidance puts childhood continence firmly in the spotlight

26-Nov-2010
Principles of transitional care for young people with longstanding continence problems

26-Nov-2010
Enabling school staff to undertake clean intermittent catheterisation

26-Nov-2010
Solving soiling problems needs collaboration between family, health and education services

26-Nov-2010
One step at a time: how to toilet train children with learning disabilities

26-Nov-2010
Enteral tube feeding linked to diarrhoea

26-Nov-2010
Cure the NHS campaigner tells of Mid Staffs 'bedlam'

23-Nov-2010
Nurse freedoms over mixed sex accommodation spelt out

23 November 2010
Pelvic floor exercises 'best treatment' for female continence problems

23-Nov-2010
Weight loss surgery improves continence in women, but not men

23-Nov-2010
Self-management exercises improve continence in men

22-Nov-2010
How to help families cope with bedwetting during childhood or adolescence

21-Nov-2010
Search NHS Evidence from nursingtimes.net

12-Nov-2010
'Continence training is under the microscope as Mid Staffs inquiry starts'

11-Nov-2010
Ultrasound bladder scans 'cut catheterisation need'

11-Nov-2010
Toilet practice offends dignity

9 November 2010
Patient's view: Living with bowel incontinence

8-Nov-2010
Urinary sling 'helps continence problems'

7-Nov-2010
Urinary stigma 'hinges on other's perception'

5-Nov-2010
Continence Promotion and Care Award

4-Nov-2010
Bedwetting campaign wins gold

2-Nov-2010
New treatment for chronic constipation in women

1-Nov-2010
Bedwetting treatment guide issued

27-Oct-2010
Aspirin 'lowers bowel cancer risk'

22-Oct-2010
School toilet campaign launched

21-Oct-2010
Statins 'can cut bowel cancer risk'

20-Oct-2010
Common problems with intermittent self catheterisation

Intermittent self catheterisation
Comparing indwelling and intermittent catheterisation

Intermittent self catheterisation
Female intermittent self catheterisation

Intermittent self catheterisation
Intermittent catheterisation: Making the right choice

Intermittent self catheterisation
Male intermittent self catheterisation

Intermittent self catheterisation
Principles of patient assessment

Intermittent self catheterisation
Reasons for intermittent catheterisation

Intermittent self catheterisation
The importance of patient information and education

Intermittent self catheterisation
What is the most effective method of preventing and treating incontinence associated dermatitis?

27-Sep-2010
Train toilet removal criticised

22-Sep-2010
Continence awareness week

20-Sep-2010
Using biofeedback to treat constipation, faecal incontinence and other bowel disorders

19-Sep-2010
Why are we still doing so badly in treating incontinence?

19-Sep-2010
Intermittent catheters may be best in older people

17-Sep-2010
'Continence should not be a special nursing topic'

15-Sep-2010
Bladder cancer protein offers hope for targeted therapy

15-Sep-2010
Continence care criticised

14-Sep-2010
Timer helps children control continence

8-Sep-2010
Continence problem detector set to trial

2-Sep-2010
Bowel disease linked to low bone density

29-Aug-2010
The physical, social and emotional effects of bowel dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

23-Aug-2010
BPH drug approved for use

14-Aug-2010
NICE releases draft guidance on constipation in women

9-Aug-2010
Constipation alleviated by abdominal massage

7-Aug-2010
Screening cuts need for endoscopy

16-Jul-2010
Card helps people access toilets

12-Jul-2010
Stress urinary incontinence resource published

12-Jul-2010
NHS Grampian launches redesigned continence website

10-Jul-2010
Ryanair toilet policy angers continence experts

8-Jul-2010
ERIC extends conference offer

6-Jul-2010
Continence care is going down the pan as costs are cut and prices rise

22 June 2010
Ensuring a patient received appropriate bowel care following spinal cord injury

22 June 2010
Minimum standards for school toilets are needed to improve child health

22 June 2010
NICE provides a consistent and coordinated approach to managing childhood constipation

22 June 2010
Nurses 'should nag' for electronic patient records

22 June 2010
Reaching a consensus and ranking research priorities in urinary incontinence

22 June 2010
Redesigning a continence prescription service to improve patient safety and experience

22 June 2010
How to ensure effective management of lower urinary tract symptoms in adult men

21-Jun-2010
Walk-in colon promotes bowel cancer awareness

15-Jun-2010
Child continence campaign launched

6-Jun-2010
'Some of the information was an eye-opener to the rest of us'

5-Jun-2010
Guideline published on childhood constipation

26-May-2010
Antibiotic resistance may last a year

23-May-2010
ERIC announces conference programme

20-May-2010
Male continence problems focus of new NICE guidance

20-May-2010
Drug resistant urinary infections

19-May-2010
So, you think swimming with sharks is stressful?

13-May-2010
Patients stop taking OAB drugs because of perceived lack of efficacy

13-May-2010
PM's commissioner begins review of specialist nurse roles

11 May 2010
Ward duties put specialist nurse roles at risk

11 May 2010
Share your views on assisted suicide

10-May-2010
New prostate drug licensed for UK use

7-May-2010
Overactive bladder drugs differ on side effect severity

5-May-2010
Schools call for minimum standards for toilets

4-May-2010
Training budget cuts could reduce specialist numbers

4-May-2010
CBT effective in relieving Irritable Bowel Syndrome

3-May-2010
GPs unsure over continence issues

3-May-2010
The continence nurse, the ward nurse and the district nurse: a carer’s view

2-May-2010
Compassion is no harder to measure than rain

1-May-2010
Major parties line up on need to protect specialist nurses

30-Apr-2010
Five-minute bowel cancer test could save thousands of lives

28-Apr-2010
Specialist nurses save NHS £100m a year

26-Apr-2010
Menopause transition associated with stress urinary incontinence

22-Apr-2010
Male bladder symptoms increase with age

22-Apr-2010
PromoCon continue business after fire guts offices

22-Apr-2010
Women should be screened for continence problems following childbirth, says research

14-Apr-2010
Prostate tests 'cause men distress'

8-Apr-2010
ACA and ERIC announce conference dates

7-Apr-2010
ERIC launches summer campaign to help children with enuresis

7-Apr-2010
New prostate drug approved by EU regulators

6-Apr-2010
First national nursing outcome measures revealed

6 April 2010
'With all these staff changes, how do I know we are working as a team?'

25-Mar-2010
New potty training resource from ERIC

25-Mar-2010
Pessaries increase quality of life in pelvic organ prolapse patients

25-Mar-2010
BMI does not affect outcome of urinary incontinence surgery

25-Mar-2010
Hair dye and smoking linked to liver disease risk

24-Mar-2010
Older people should be given practical support to effectively manage their stomas

23-Mar-2010
Hypnotherapy may ease IBS symptoms

20-Mar-2010
Difficult defaecation is associated with bladder symptoms

15-Mar-2010
Review questions use of dipstick testing in young children

15-Mar-2010
Innovation grant for women with continence problems

15-Mar-2010
NICE opens consultation on childhood bedwetting

13-Mar-2010
Cross-party MPs back RCN specialist nursing campaign

9-Mar-2010
Artificial urinary sphincter implantation used to treat stress urinary incontinence

9-Mar-2010
New partnership helps ERIC reach families coping with bedwetting

8-Mar-2010
Pelvic floor rehabilitation improves quality of life and sexual function

8-Mar-2010
Urinary catheter-related quality of life instrument developed

8-Mar-2010
NICE recommends infliximab and adalimumab for Crohn's disease treatment

4-Mar-2010
Survey will examine quality of continence training

1-Mar-2010
Study will break down the barriers to integrated continence care

1-Mar-2010
'No excuse' for privacy and dignity failings at Mid Staffs

24-Feb-2010
Failures in Mid Staffs continence care 'totally unacceptable'

24-Feb-2010
Cutting specialist nurses could cost NHS millions, warns RCN

24-Feb-2010
Stoma care nurses praised by patients

20-Feb-2010
Catheter clamping after hip fracture questioned

11-Feb-2010
Keeping continence services within budget is no easy task

8-Feb-2010
Transurethral implants effective for stress incontinence

8-Feb-2010
Urinary incontinence incidence differs by race

8-Feb-2010
ACA annouces commemorative award

3-Feb-2010
Continence problems affect children with renal failure

2-Feb-2010
PromoCon announces training opportunities

26-Jan-2010
Diabetes and incontinence link found

26-Jan-2010
Botox safe treatment for overactive bladder

26-Jan-2010
Nurse research projects shortlisted for RCN award

19-Jan-2010
Discount available on childhood continence resources

15-Jan-2010
Does anyone ever answer the phone?

15-Jan-2010
Propiverine better than oxybutynin for childhood urge incontinence

15-Jan-2010
Association for Continence Advice conference announced

15-Jan-2010
Community nurses happier with streamlined KSF

12 January 2010
Duloxetine eases stress urinary incontinence

5-Jan-2010
Research into using acupuncture to treat urinary incontinence

5-Jan-2010
Engagement – battle or bliss?

24-Dec-2009
Guidelines on catheter associated infection published

24-Dec-2009
Voiding school: An alternative to individual therapy.

24-Dec-2009
Wellbeing of Women to fund incontinence research

10-Dec-2009
Childhood continence charity launches appeal

10-Dec-2009
Side-effects lead patients to stop taking antimuscarinic medications

10-Dec-2009
Reaching a consensus on research priorities in urinary incontinence

9-Dec-2009
Specialist nurses awarded grants for bowel care

6-Dec-2009
The menopause: effects on the pelvic floor, symptoms and treatment options

4-Dec-2009
View from the Hilton - what it feels like to win a Nursing Times award

3-Dec-2009
Should urinary catheter balloons be filled with water?

3-Dec-2009
Processed meat increases bowel cancer risk, says research

30-Nov-2009
Continence nurses win at Nursing Times awards

27-Nov-2009
Urinary incontinence reduces quality of life in children with CKD

19-Nov-2009
Research highlights lack of dignity during toileting

19-Nov-2009
New guidance on use of bowel cleansing agents

19-Nov-2009
Catheterisation guideline published

12-Nov-2009
New resources for childhood continence issues

12-Nov-2009
Continence charity launches TV adverts

4-Nov-2009
Chronic cough and stress urinary incontinence link questioned

4-Nov-2009
Childhood continence query prompts parliamentary question

2-Nov-2009
NICE to consult on childhood constipation guidelines

21-Oct-2009
ACA announce the 2010 Dorothy Mandelstam Award

20-Oct-2009
Toolkit aims to help school children with continence problems

13-Oct-2009
Minimally invasive surgery best for stress incontinence

13-Oct-2009
A guide to assessing bladder function and urinary incontinence in older people

9-Oct-2009
Management options for bladder dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis

9-Oct-2009
Exploring key points from a longitudinal study of older women on urinary incontinence

9-Oct-2009
Behaviour modification improves urinary incontinence symptoms

29-Sep-2009
Bladder weight aids continence assessment

29-Sep-2009
Comic-style childhood soiling booklet highly commended

22-Sep-2009
Nurse wins top prize at Dementia UK Awards

19-Sep-2009
Reducing the risk of infection with indwelling urethral catheters

17-Sep-2009
Research priorities for continence care identified

15-Sep-2009
Best practice guidelines for the prevention and management of incontinence dermatitis

15-Sep-2009
Cancer patients to trial oxygen therapy used by divers

24-Aug-2009
Aspirin could reduce colon cancer death risk

12-Aug-2009
ACA launch continence promotion module

4-Aug-2009
Transdermal oxybutynin may improve work productivity

3-Aug-2009
Nurses need training to manage childhood continence

3-Aug-2009
Patient safety alert over suprapubic catheters

30-Jul-2009
Treating recurrent urinary tract infections is not enough – their cause should be investigated

24-Jul-2009
Why more attention must be given to catheter fixation

15-Jul-2009
Investigating the standard of continence care in nursing homes

15-Jul-2009
Providing urinary continence care to adults at the end of life

15-Jul-2009
Accolade for research into managing constipation with abdominal massage

7-Jul-2009
Skin care project wins Dorothy Mandelstam award

7-Jul-2009
The Association for Continence Advice elect new chair

7-Jul-2009
'One day you might be a patient. Nothing but the best is good enough'

3-Jul-2009
Antibiotics for catheterised patients

2-Jul-2009
Fame Academy star calls for better access to gastroenterology specialists

28-Jun-2009
Bowel cancer survival rates improve

23-Jun-2009
Botox could help continence problems

14-Jun-2009
MHRA issues recall of urinary incontinence drug

14-Jun-2009
Continence specialists have the opportunity to inspire services

28-May-2009
Helping hard-to-reach families to manage their children’s continence problems

28-May-2009
A personal account of living with faecal incontinence

28-May-2009
Nurses must receive sufficient continence education and training

28-May-2009
Using bladder ultrasound to detect urinary retention in patients

28-May-2009
New bowel management guidelines for people with spinal injuries

28-May-2009
New resource for children with spina bifida and hydrocephalus

28-May-2009
Julie Walters supports bedwetting campaign

28-May-2009
Why have we still not learned the lessons of catheterisation?

21-May-2009
Post-menopausal women reluctant to seek help for vaginal dryness

20-May-2009
New guidance on how to avoid inserting female-length urinary catheters into men

14-May-2009
Nurses alerted to dangers of incorrect catheters

1-May-2009
Protecting continence services as financial pressures loom

28-Apr-2009
Female urinals: opening up better choice for women

28-Apr-2009
Footballers bare all for cancer charity

24-Apr-2009
Should lidocaine gel or lubricating gel be used for catheter insertion?

23-Apr-2009
Nurses lack sufficient training in continence management

21 April 2009
Public ask GPs for help with incontinence

7-Apr-2009
Clean intermittent self catheterisation improves quality of life

7-Apr-2009
ERIC arranges sponsored charity walk

7-Apr-2009
Continence care following stroke is inadequate

7-Apr-2009
New education resource for stoma care launched

7-Apr-2009
Continence campaign success for nurses

7 April 2009
How effective are psychological therapies and antidepressants for irritable bowel syndrome?

7 April 2009
Using national guidelines to support the assessment of lower bowel dysfunction

31-Mar-2009
More nurses equals better care

31 March 2009
Nurse research loses support of charitable trust

31 March 2009
We must take action to address the barriers to bowel screening

30-Mar-2009
'How difficult must it be for those who have incontinence?'

27-Mar-2009
Call for BNP nurses to be banned from conference

27-Mar-2009
Post-Micturition Dribble: Aetiology and Treatment

25-Mar-2009
Association for Continence Advice invite entries for award

27-Feb-2009
Continence nurse blog: The recession and continence nurse specialists

27-Feb-2009
Using rectal irrigation for faecal incontinence in children

26-Feb-2009
Pelvic floor training for lower urinary tract dysfunction in MS

26-Feb-2009
Pregnancy and childbirth: the effects on pelvic floor muscles

26-Feb-2009
Providing intimate continence care for people with learning disabilities

18-Feb-2009
Continence nurse blog: Integrated care pathways

2-Feb-2009
Continence nurse blog: Health care assistants, who needs them?

2-Jan-2009
Encouraging adolescents to seek continence help

19-Nov-2008
Preventing constipation in critically ill patients

19-Nov-2008
Continence nurse blog: Time for specialist nurses and health management to work together

18-Nov-2008
Urinary catheters Part 4 - Removing an indwelling urinary catheter

21-Oct-2008
Commuters' hands contaminated with faecal bacteria

16-Oct-2008
Continence awareness week a success

15-Oct-2008
Urinary Catheters 3 - Intermittent Self-catheterisation

14-Oct-2008
Changing treatments for overactive bladder

13-Oct-2008
Why women leave therapy for stress incontinence

13-Oct-2008
Designing a catheter skills training programme

13-Oct-2008
United charity aims to break down stigma

13-Oct-2008
Continence care blog: When cuts lead to complaints

10-Oct-2008
Urinary Catheters: Part 2 - Female Urinary Catheterisation

8-Oct-2008
New technique avoids penile urinary catheter use

3-Oct-2008
Pilots chosen for community care

30-Sep-2008
Urinary catheters 1 part 1 - male catheterisation

25-Sep-2008
ACA invites entries for continence research award

21-Jul-2008
Continence drug launched

10-Jul-2008
Urinary incontinence in Muslim women

24-Jun-2008
How to cut clostrum difficile infection

24-Jun-2008
Focus: Digital removal of faeces by acute sector nurses

24-Jun-2008
Infection prevention is a priority for all nurses

24-Jun-2008
Developing services

19-Jun-2008
Consent to treatment and mental capacity

17-Jun-2008
Rectal irrigation

17-Jun-2008
Spinal cord injury

17-Jun-2008
Faecal incontinence

17-Jun-2008
Faeces removal

17-Jun-2008
Constipation

17-Jun-2008
Assessment

16-Jun-2008
Practical procedures

16-Jun-2008
Gastrointestinal tract

16-Jun-2008
Blog: Are continence specialists worth it?

6-Jun-2008
Diarrhoea and its possible impact on skin health

9-May-2008
Assessing pelvic floor during childbearing year

9-May-2008
Continence consultations to cost £3m

7-May-2008
Obtaining a Catheter Specimen of Urine

1-May-2008
Blog: 'Incontinence remains the last taboo subject'

25-Apr-2008
Sexuality Following Stoma Formation 1: Background

17-Apr-2008
An integrated paediatric continence service

31-Mar-2008
Competencies must be integrated into care

31-Mar-2008
The benefits of a male patient focus group

31-Mar-2008
Update: Conference- Progress Through Partnership, Birmingham, 4–5 March

31-Mar-2008
Use of anal plugs in faecal incontinence management

31-Mar-2008
Patient Assessment Part 6 - Urinalysis

25-Mar-2008
New IBS guidance focuses on improving diagnosis and care

3-Mar-2008
Management and promotion of continence in rehab settings

14-Feb-2008
Urine collection in infants and children

1-Feb-2008
Urine collection in infants and children

1-Feb-2008
Vaginal cones in stress incontinence treatment

1-Feb-2008
Vaginal cones in stress incontinence treatment

1-Feb-2008
Reducing Admissions for Urinary Catheterisation

1-Feb-2008
Reducing Admissions for Urinary Catheterisation

1-Feb-2008
We need a definition of nursing as HCAs take on more tasks

1-Feb-2008
We need a definition of nursing as HCAs take on more tasks

1-Feb-2008
Nurse Prescribing: National data analysis

1-Feb-2008
Nurse Prescribing: National data analysis

1-Feb-2008
Urinary dysfunction problematic following prostatectomy

31-Jan-2008
Continence care for young adults with complex needs

29-Jan-2008
Knowledge: An overview of Faecal incontinence in children

20-Jan-2008
Transanal irrigation after spinal cord injury

20-Jan-2008
Update: Record increase in number of volunteers boosts 2007 Continence Awareness Week

20-Jan-2008
Skills: Norgine Risk Assessment Tool for constipation

20-Jan-2008
Comment: Strong evidence harder to produce in lean times

20-Jan-2008
Best practice: guidelines for managing faecal incontinence

7-Jan-2008
Development: Transferring Patients with a Urinary Catheter

7-Jan-2008
Evidence: care of urinary catheters and drainage systems

7-Jan-2008
Fact file: Incontinence and the duty to provide care

7-Jan-2008
Comment: It’s time for nurses to make their voices heard

7-Jan-2008
Comment: Providing coping mechanisms is an essential aspect of care

31-Dec-2007
Update: Desmopressin nasal spray is no longer indicated to treat PNE

31-Dec-2007
Continence news in brief

31-Dec-2007
Update: ERIC wins award for child health services

31-Dec-2007
Focus: Implementing guidance on pelvic floor exercises

31-Dec-2007
Fact file: A guide to managing constipation: part two

31-Dec-2007
Skills: Assessing continence with bladder ultrasound

31-Dec-2007
Research: Coping with continence problems at work

31-Dec-2007
Essence of Care

13-Dec-2007
New online forum for continence

26-Nov-2007
Screening in men could reduce urinary retention mortality rates

19-Nov-2007
An overview of faecal incontinence in children

16-Nov-2007
Bowel care Part 6 – Administration of a suppository

16-Nov-2007
More time for catheter responses

12-Nov-2007
Duplication fears cloud the latest Essence of Care benchmark

12-Nov-2007
Bowel care, part 5 – a practical guide to digital rectal examination

9-Nov-2007
Bowel care part 4. Administering an enema

5-Nov-2007
Guidance on treating urinary tract infection in children

4-Nov-2007
Bowel Care Part 3 - Obtaining a Stool Sample

29-Oct-2007
NICE guidance on management of faecal incontinence

10-Sep-2007
An overview of body-worn disposable absorbent pads

26-Aug-2007
Assessing urinary incontinence in women

26-Aug-2007
Transanal irrigation for bowel management

26-Aug-2007
Why men need to perform pelvic floor exercises

26-Aug-2007
A Guide to managing constipation: Part two.

3-Jul-2007
Assessing continence with bladder ultrasound.

3-Jul-2007
Coping with continence problems at work.

3-Jul-2007
Implementing guidance on pelvic floor exercises.

3-Jul-2007
Fluid Balance

21-Jun-2007
Urine testing

21-Jun-2007
Guidelines on catheter use in patients with A hip fracture

17-Jun-2007
Faecal incontinence following childbirth

3-Jun-2007
The experience of living with faecal incontinence

3-Jun-2007
Comment: Providing coping mechanisms is an essential aspect of care

8-May-2007
Update: Desmopressin nasal spray is no longer indicated to treat PNE

8-May-2007
Update: ERIC wins award for child health services

8-May-2007
Update: News in brief

8-May-2007
Focus: Implementing guidance on pelvic floor exercises

8-May-2007
Fact file: A guide to managing constipation: part two

8-May-2007
Skills: Assessing continence with bladder ultrasound

8-May-2007
A study of a new drainable bag for people with ileostomies

27-Apr-2007
Guidelines on use of catheters in hip fracture patients

17-Apr-2007
Fact file - Faecal incontinence following childbirth

3-Apr-2007
Comment - Continence care must respect patients' dignity

21-Dec-2006
Update - Survey reveals cuts to continence service budgets

14-Dec-2006
Focus - Use of urinary sheaths in male incontinence

3-Nov-2006
Best practice - Exploring Continence care provision in nursing homes

2-Nov-2006
Fact File - Signs and symptoms of constipation: Part one

1-Nov-2006
Female urinals for women with impaired mobility

17-Oct-2006
Procedure to undertake a trial without catheter

17-Oct-2006
Care pathways for paediatric continence

27-Jun-2006
Establishing an inflammatory bowel disease service.

6-Jun-2006
How to administer an enema.

16-May-2006
Obtaining a catheter specimen of urine.

9-May-2006
Campaigns for continence

21-Mar-2006
Fluid intake and bladder and bowel function

21-Mar-2006
Nocturnal enuresis: systems for assessment and treatment

21-Mar-2006
A guide to the management of one-piece urinary sheaths

28-Feb-2006
A comparative study of two types of urinary sheath

14-Feb-2006
A guide to selecting and using urinary sheaths

22-Nov-2005
Catheter specimens of urine: an audit of practice

22-Nov-2005
Do cranberries help prevent urinary tract infections?

22-Nov-2005
Incontinence and falls in older people: is there a link?

22-Nov-2005
Management of a patient with diabetes and a hypotonic bladder

22-Nov-2005
Urinary incontinence: why women do not ask for help

22-Nov-2005
An introduction to stomas: Reasons for their formation

19-Jul-2005
Audit of a pathway for childhood idiopathic constipation

19-Jul-2005
Choosing and using disposable body-worn continence pads

19-Jul-2005
Management of postoperative urinary retention

19-Jul-2005
Nocturia and older people

19-Jul-2005
Managing constipation in advanced cancer care

24-May-2005
The implications of nurse prescribing in stoma care.

10-May-2005
Development of a continence assessment pathway in acute care.

3-May-2005
Discreet products for women with urinary incontinence.

3-May-2005
Introducing a hand-held urinal service in secondary care.

3-May-2005
Management of urinary retention.

3-May-2005
SIGN guidelines on managing urinary incontinence.

3-May-2005
The Eton Scale: a tool for risk assessment for constipation.

3-May-2005
Commissioning continence services for children and young people.

22-Mar-2005
Discreet products for children and teenagers with continence problems.

22-Mar-2005
Nurse prescribing, urinary tract infection and older men.

22-Mar-2005
Reducing the risk of catheter-related urinary tract infection.

22-Mar-2005
Understanding urine testing.

22-Mar-2005
Best practice in urinary catheterisation and catheter care.

22-Feb-2005
Assessment of functional incontinence in disabled living centres.

11-Jan-2005
Lifestyle solutions for men with continence problems.

11-Jan-2005
Managing bladder symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis.

11-Jan-2005
Using Essence of Care benchmarking to develop clinical practice Continence Care.

11-Jan-2005
Improving care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

4-Jan-2005
An evidence-based procedure for the digital removal of faeces

30-Nov-2004
Impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life and sexual function

1-Nov-2004
Implementing an NHS continence service for nursing home residents

1-Nov-2004
Antimuscarinic drugs

1-Sep-2004
Laxatives

1-Aug-2004
Addressing the needs of teenagers with continence problems.

18-May-2004
An evaluation of two body-worn continence products in an NHS trust.

18-May-2004
Commissioning continence services - turning policy into action.

18-May-2004
Disposable pull-ups versus disposable nappies for children with a disability.

18-May-2004
Effective bowel management for patients after spinal cord injury.

18-May-2004
Establishing a bowel dysfunction service within primary care.

18-May-2004
The link between absorbent pads and pressure management products.

18-May-2004
The prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in women.

18-May-2004
The use of phosphate enemas in the treatment of constipation.

4-May-2004
The effect of acidic maintenance solutions on catheter longevity

20-Apr-2004
Are washable absorbents effective at containing urinary incontinence?

23-Mar-2004
Management of voiding difficulties associated with pregnancy

23-Mar-2004
The development and audit of a nurse-led urology/oncology clinic.

23-Mar-2004
The control of urinary tract infection in hospitalised older people

24-Feb-2004
A mixed-method study into quality of life for bladder cancer patients

1-Feb-2004
Conservative and surgical approaches to the treatment of overactive bladder

1-Feb-2004
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections: primary care guidelines

13-Jan-2004
Current treatments for patients with stress urinary incontinence

13-Jan-2004
Listening to carers talking about the subjects of continence and toileting

13-Jan-2004
Nurse-led clinics for assessing men with lower urinary tract symptoms

1-Dec-2003
Nurses put men's health in spotlight

1-Dec-2003
Indwelling catheters: developing an integrated care pathway package

4-Nov-2003
Rehabilitation and continence promotion following a stroke

4-Nov-2003
The benefits of a lending library for female urinals

4-Nov-2003
Intermittent self-catheterisation

4-Nov-2003
How to manage encrustation and blockage of Foley catheter

22-Jul-2003
The assessment of continence problems in adults

22-Jul-2003
The importance of a thorough continence assessment

22-Jul-2003
The physiology of micturition

22-Jul-2003
Understanding post-micturition dribble incontinence in men

22-Jul-2003
Constipation: causes and cures

24-Jun-2003
An evaluation of a nurse-led cystoscopy surveillance service

1-Jun-2003
Intermittent self-catheterisation for managing urinary problems

1-Jun-2003
Taking action on urology

1-Jun-2003
Developing an interdisciplinary integrated continence service

27-May-2003
SKILLS - URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN WOMEN

27-May-2003
An evaluation of disposable pads for women with light incontinence

13-May-2003
Auditing continence services

13-May-2003
Consensus document for the use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation

13-May-2003
Multidisciplinary continence care

13-May-2003
Pelvic floor muscle exercises for men

13-May-2003
Providing integrated services for people with continence problems

13-May-2003
Toilet facilities in schools

13-May-2003
Managing the complications of diverticular disease

25-Mar-2003
A national audit of chronic constipation in the community

18-Mar-2003
NT Skills Update - ENEMA ADMINISTRATION

11-Feb-2003
Management of intestinal failure

21-Jan-2003
Manual evacuation of faeces

7-Jan-2003
Pelvic floor muscle exercise

7-Jan-2003
Provision of absorbent garments

7-Jan-2003
Can quality-of-life measures help in the care of urology patients?

1-Dec-2002
Teaching ISC technique

26-Nov-2002
ERIC to tackle school toilets

22-Oct-2002
Idiopathic constipation management pathway

22-Oct-2002
Products to help men manage incontinence

22-Oct-2002
Toilet training: lessons to be learnt from the past?

22-Oct-2002
Producing catheterisation guidelines for patients who have oliguria

1-Sep-2002
Extended training equips nurses to undertake diagnostic hysteroscopy

20-Aug-2002
Benign prostate disease

9-Jul-2002
Creating a truly cohesive service

9-Jul-2002
Management of clot retention following urological surgery

9-Jul-2002
Thorough assessment of functional incontinence

9-Jul-2002
Improving a nurse-led flexible cystoscopy service through audit

1-Jun-2002
Acute urinary retention: a case study

23-Apr-2002
An innovative new helpline

23-Apr-2002
Continence problems following a stroke

23-Apr-2002
Continence services in a changing NHS

23-Apr-2002
Developing continence services through partnership

23-Apr-2002
Establishing a user group in continence care

23-Apr-2002
The role of the occupational therapist in continence care

23-Apr-2002
Prescribing catheters

28-Feb-2002
An overview of skin care and faecal incontinence

24-Jan-2002
Bowel care needs improving

24-Jan-2002
Developing a multidisciplinary continence service

24-Jan-2002
Management of postnatal urinary and faecal incontinence

24-Jan-2002
Nurses' hidden work

24-Jan-2002
Patients' experiences of clean intermittent catheterisation

24-Jan-2002
Spinal injury and bowel management

24-Jan-2002
Care of patients with complications following formation of a stoma

1-Dec-2001
Multidisciplinary team working in urological cancer: one CNS's role

1-Dec-2001
The empowerment of patients with chronic urinary tract infection

1-Dec-2001
Bladder health and continence care

4-Oct-2001
How foot and mouth disease affected a rural continence service

4-Oct-2001
Practical solutions to help parents deal with childhood bedwetting

1-Oct-2001
A new perspective on an old problem

26-Jul-2001
Disposable body-worn pads for incontinence

26-Jul-2001
Let's bring continence out into the open

26-Jul-2001
Stroke, catheters and constipation: action plans

26-Jul-2001
Stoma care - 6(b) - Complications

7-Jun-2001
Stoma care - 6(a) - Complications

24-May-2001
Continence care is not the weakest link

17-May-2001
How the continence care guidelines are being implemented

17-May-2001
Looking good and feeling good: clothes to help promote continence

17-May-2001
Management of encopresis and the parents' role

17-May-2001
Parkinson's disease and the nurse's role in continence assessment

17-May-2001
Review of catheter care guidelines

17-May-2001
Stoma care - 5(b) - Problem-solving

17-May-2001
Stoma care - 4 - Fitting a 2-piece appliance

26-Apr-2001
Stoma care - 3 - Changing a 1-piece appliance.

19-Apr-2001
Stoma care - 2 - Emptying a drainable pouch

12-Apr-2001
Stoma care - 1(a) Cutting a template

22-Mar-2001
A guide to female urinals

8-Feb-2001
Assessing fluid balance

8-Feb-2001
Female devices: are your patients missing out?

8-Feb-2001
Female urinals offer a valuable alternative in continence care

8-Feb-2001
PromoCon 2001: an integrated resource for continence

8-Feb-2001
Bladder retraining

1-Feb-2001
Trial removal of a catheter

25-Jan-2001
Blocked urinary catheters: nurses' preventive role

4-Jan-2001
Pelvic floor muscle exercises

19-Oct-2000
Catheterisation using lignocaine gel

12-Oct-2000
A guide to bladder ultrasound

5-Oct-2000
A study of drinking facilities in schools

5-Oct-2000
Cranberry juice: the facts

5-Oct-2000
Fluid intake: how coffee and caffeine affect continence

5-Oct-2000
Putting patient need first is a skill worth developing

5-Oct-2000
The NHS Plan: the implications for continence care

5-Oct-2000
Bladder ultrasound

28-Sep-2000

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