Adult’s Bladder and Bowel Service

Our specialist nurses offer support and treatment for anyone in Bromley living with continence problems or bladder or bowel symptoms.

Find out more about Adult’s Bladder and Bowel Service

Overview

If you are suffering with or have a concern with continence, you can contact our free, confidential service for advice and assessment, and treatment. Clinics for adults are provided throughout the borough. We provide booked telephone consultation appointments for new patients referred to clinic. We also offer home visits for people who cannot attend a clinic.

You don’t need to be suffering from incontinence to come and see us. Any symptoms or concerns that you have with your bladder or bowel will be discussed and assessed to see how we can help you.

 

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Using this service

Anyone can use this service, but you have to be registered with a Bromley GP. You can self refer to a clinic by giving us a call.

You might also like to have a conversation with your doctor (GP), nurse or social carer, who can contact the service on your behalf for a referral. We will ask you about your condition and we may also contact your doctor to get information about any other medical conditions you might have.

Who this service is for

The service is for adults experiencing bowel or bladder problems who are registered with a Bromley GP. Patients who are unable to leave their homes will be assessed by one of our Community Continence Nurses.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Appointments

Appointments at our clinics are booked through the Care Coordination Centre (CCC) administrators by calling 0300 330 5777.

Your first appointment will be a booked telephone consultation with a specialist nurse. This usually lasts about 20 minutes. The purpose of this appointment is to understand your condition better and give preliminary advice. Your next appointment will be at an appropriate clinic where the assessment will continue and treatment will be planned with you. This appointment usually last 40 minutes. This may involve an examination.

Before the telephone appointment you will be sent a fluid chart and questionnaire to complete and bring to the appointment along with a list of any medicines you are taking.

Cancelling an appointment

If you have a scheduled appointment with us, please contact us as soon as possible on 0300 330 5777 and we will arrange another time for you to see us.  Please give us as much notice as possible so that we can give your appointment to someone else.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

More information

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very  common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in  the developed world read more…

Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Complications
Prevention
Treatment

Bowel incontinence is an inability to control bowel movements, which  means that stools (faeces) can leak uncontrollably from the rectum (back  passage). Bowel incontinence is also sometimes known as faecal  incontinence read more…

 

Useful organisations for more information and advice

Bladder and Bowel UK
A good source of continence equipment, publications and a helpline.

Useful apps

CONfidence App – Expert Self Care

Useful Bromley Healthcare patient information leaflets:

The Bladder and Bowel Service

Your guide to urine flow rate

Keeping Hydrated

Sepsis Information leaflet

Other useful patient information leaflets:

UTIs – When to get help

UTIs – A leaflet for older adults and carers

Preventing Urinary Tract Infections

Bladder and Bowel Community

Formerly the Bladder and Bowel Foundation, the Bladder and Bowel Community offer information and advice support the millions of people in the UK who are living with conditions that affect their bladder or bowel. Go to bladderandbowel.org to find out more.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

For professionals

Patients can be referred via the Single Point of Entry form on EMIS.

Alternatively, patients can self-refer by calling the Care Coordination Centre on  0300 330 5777 or by emailing bromh.cccpod2refs@nhs.net

Service Lead/Specialist Nurse: Rachel Corney

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Bladder and Bowel service

0300 330 5777

bromh.cccpod2refs@nhs.net

Overview

If you are suffering with or have a concern with continence, you can contact our free, confidential service for advice and assessment, and treatment. Clinics for adults are provided throughout the borough. We provide booked telephone consultation appointments for new patients referred to clinic. We also offer home visits for people who cannot attend a clinic.

You don’t need to be suffering from incontinence to come and see us. Any symptoms or concerns that you have with your bladder or bowel will be discussed and assessed to see how we can help you.

 

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Using this service

Anyone can use this service, but you have to be registered with a Bromley GP. You can self refer to a clinic by giving us a call.

You might also like to have a conversation with your doctor (GP), nurse or social carer, who can contact the service on your behalf for a referral. We will ask you about your condition and we may also contact your doctor to get information about any other medical conditions you might have.

Who this service is for

The service is for adults experiencing bowel or bladder problems who are registered with a Bromley GP. Patients who are unable to leave their homes will be assessed by one of our Community Continence Nurses.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Appointments

Appointments at our clinics are booked through the Care Coordination Centre (CCC) administrators by calling 0300 330 5777.

Your first appointment will be a booked telephone consultation with a specialist nurse. This usually lasts about 20 minutes. The purpose of this appointment is to understand your condition better and give preliminary advice. Your next appointment will be at an appropriate clinic where the assessment will continue and treatment will be planned with you. This appointment usually last 40 minutes. This may involve an examination.

Before the telephone appointment you will be sent a fluid chart and questionnaire to complete and bring to the appointment along with a list of any medicines you are taking.

Cancelling an appointment

If you have a scheduled appointment with us, please contact us as soon as possible on 0300 330 5777 and we will arrange another time for you to see us.  Please give us as much notice as possible so that we can give your appointment to someone else.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

More information

Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very  common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in  the developed world read more…

Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Complications
Prevention
Treatment

Bowel incontinence is an inability to control bowel movements, which  means that stools (faeces) can leak uncontrollably from the rectum (back  passage). Bowel incontinence is also sometimes known as faecal  incontinence read more…

 

Useful organisations for more information and advice

Bladder and Bowel UK
A good source of continence equipment, publications and a helpline.

Useful apps

CONfidence App – Expert Self Care

Useful Bromley Healthcare patient information leaflets:

The Bladder and Bowel Service

Your guide to urine flow rate

Keeping Hydrated

Sepsis Information leaflet

Other useful patient information leaflets:

UTIs – When to get help

UTIs – A leaflet for older adults and carers

Preventing Urinary Tract Infections

Bladder and Bowel Community

Formerly the Bladder and Bowel Foundation, the Bladder and Bowel Community offer information and advice support the millions of people in the UK who are living with conditions that affect their bladder or bowel. Go to bladderandbowel.org to find out more.

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

For professionals

Patients can be referred via the Single Point of Entry form on EMIS.

Alternatively, patients can self-refer by calling the Care Coordination Centre on  0300 330 5777 or by emailing bromh.cccpod2refs@nhs.net

Service Lead/Specialist Nurse: Rachel Corney

 

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes. To find out more, visit Personal information – Bromley Healthcare.

Bladder and Bowel service

0300 330 5777

bromh.cccpod2refs@nhs.net

Our Adult’s Bladder and Bowel Service clinic locations