Continence

What is the service?

Our Continence Service works with individuals and organisations to:

• promote healthy bladders and bowels
• provide care and advice for people with bladder and bowel problems
• improve people's quality of life and promote dignity and independence

What does this service do?

Our Continence Service is led by nurses. We provide patient assessments for those with bladder and bowel problems in 14 clinics across Bristol. We are also responsible for the assessment of patients in care homes who have bladder and bowel problems.

We are able to offer advice and support about patients with continence needs to healthcare staff in care homes with nursing across Bristol. We also offer advice and support to Bristol healthcare staff caring for patients with bladder and bowel problems who are following the continence care pathways.

Who is this service for?

• people aged 19 years and over
• those registered with a Bristol General Practitioner (GP)
• those able to attend a clinic to be assessed
• families, carers, healthcare staff and our own community healthcare teams who are working with adults and children and require advice and support for people's continence needs
• housebound patients who have bladder and bowel problems

How can I access this service?

Patients, families and carers can make referrals directly to our Continence Service for an appointment to be seen in one of our clinics. To make a referral please telephone us directly on the number below. Healthcare professionals can alternatively write a letter of referral enclosing a summary of their patient's care and post it to us at the address below.

If your referral is accepted you will receive your appointment confirmation by post. We will also send you a symptom profile, a four day fluid intake, a urine output chart, and a 14 day food and stool diary for you to complete and return to us.

Patients should request a summary of their medical history and a medication list from their GP to bring to the clinic for us to see.

What are the opening times?

Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4:30pm

How to contact us

Please note that our Continence Service has now moved to Horfield Health Centre. The new address for the service is as below, the telephone number remains the same and this is also listed below.

Continence Service
Horfield Health Centre
Lockleaze Road
Horfield
Bristol
BS7 9RR

Tel: 0117 373 7118

How to find us

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