Childrens Continence Service
Brief description of what services your organisation offers
The aim of the service is to provide a locality based multi-disciplinary team approach offering assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management for families with a child or young person with continence problems.
Where does your service take place?
The Children’s Continence Service is a Nurse Led Service covering clinics at Battenburg in Portsmouth. The team at present comprises of one Specialist Children’s Continence Nurse and a Children’s Continence Advisor. Advice and support are provided both on a face to face basis within a clinical setting, as well as by phone contact.
What service, support or interventions do you offer?
A full bladder and bowel assessment is carried out when seen in clinic and an individual care package will be implemented following this.
Our service accepts referrals for:
- Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting)
- Daytime wetting
- Dysuria
- Frequency and urgency of micturition
- Constipation
- Faecal incontinence (soiling)
Continence products (pads) for children >5 years with additional needs. Provision is maximum of 4 products per day, and these are issued following a full clinical assessment. It is important to understand that pad provision is a contribution for families and a certain criteria needs to be met.
Who can access this service?
The age ranges accepted by the service:
- Constipation and soiling 2-19 years
- Day wetting, frequency and urgency 4 – 19 years
- Bedwetting 5 – 19 years
- Young people with learning difficulties can be seen up to the age of 25 years
How can this service be accessed?
- Referrals will be accepted from all healthcare professionals including: consultants (acute and community) GP’s, health visitors and school nurses and those from social services.
- Parents can re-refer themselves if it is within six months of their discharge.
Who to contact for further information?
Tel: 0300 123 3797
Email: hiowh.childrenscontinenceservices@nhs.net
Website: Community Paediatric Continence Service
Further information can be found on ERIC The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity.
