Children's bladder and bowel service
The service offers a confidential, friendly service to children with the following conditions, where primary advice and intervention by your health visitor, school nurse or other health professional has not been successful:
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Constipation
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Soiling
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Stool withholding
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Day time wetting
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Nocturnal enuresis
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Overactive bladder
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Delayed toilet training
What you can expect from this service
Each referral is triaged by Specialist Nurse. Children whose condition meets the criteria for this service will be offered an appointment for an initial assessment to be carried out. The specialist nurse will then discuss the diagnosis/ differential diagnosis with family and provide information and support, make suggestions for improvement and self-care, and possibly prescribe medication. Assessment may include investigations such as scanning of the bladder, or analysing urine as appropriate. The nurse may prescribe aids to assist the child’s condition, and may prescribe disposable continence products for children aged 4-19 if there is a medical reason why they are unable to be toilet trained.
Who is in this team?
Children’s Bladder and Bowel Specialist Nurse
Age range covered
0-19
Eligibity Criteria
Children and young people registered with a Gateshead GP who require level 2 bladder and bowel support.
How to be seen by this service
You can be referred by your Health Visitor, School Nurse, GP or any other Professional involved in your child’s care. Alternatively, you can contact Bladder and Bowel Service by calling 0191 4458417 or by emailing ghnt.qegatesheadbb@nhs.net.
In some cases, your concerns may be best dealt with by your health visitor or school nurse, in which case your GP or health professional will direct you to the 0-19 service instead.
When is the service available?
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Useful Resources
Bladder and bowel speciailist service leaflet
Useful Websites