Paediatric Continence Forum

Paediatric Continence Forum

  • Home
  • About Us
    • About the PCF
    • Clinical Members
    • Company engagement
  • Our work
    • Our strategy
    • Policy work
    • News
  • Resources
    • PCF resources
    • Other Resources
  • Contact us

Schools Guide awarded at 2020 Nursing Times Awards

The PCF are delighted to hear that the guidance: Managing Continence Issues at Nursery, School and College, has been awarded a Nursing Times Award. The Guidance was co-produced by two PCF Members, ERIC and Bladder and Bowel UK (BBUK), providing information for school leaders, proprietors, governors, staff and practitioners on best practice regarding bladder and bowel issues and toileting in schools.

The award won in the category ‘Continence Promotion and Care’. The full list of winners can be found here.

PCF founder, Dr Penny Dobson, retires as Chair

Dr Penny Dobson, has retired as Chair of the Paediatric Continence Forum (PCF). Penny set up the PCF in 2003 with a vision for every child with a bladder or bowel issue to be able to access an appropriately resourced integrated community-based service.

Penny has been an enormous influence in the field of paediatric continence, having worked as a trained nurse and social worker before setting up a new children’s charity,  ERIC in 1988, to fill the gap in the support available to children suffering from bedwetting. Penny has worked determinedly to improve the lives of thousands of children in the UK, and the PCF will continue to seek Penny’s advice and guidance in the future.

The PCF will now be co-chaired by ERIC’s Chief Executive, Juliette Rayner, and Children’s Specialist Nurse from Bladder & Bowel UK, Davina Richardson.

Continue reading →

Children’s Continence Commissioning Guide featured in the Association for Continence Advice (ACA) newsletter

The Paediatric Forum’s Children’s Continence Commissioning Guide was featured in last winter’s edition of the Association for Continence Advice newsletter. The article gives an overview of the guide and encourages readers to make commissioners aware of it. The article also explains  some of the work that the PCF does in identifying areas of poor commissioning and reaching out to the MPs from those areas.

Read the Children’s Continence Commissioning Guide’s feature in the ACA newsletter here. 

PCF to participate in the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project (NBBHP)

The Paediatric Continence Forum are taking part in the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project, which is supported by the Clinical and Product Assurance (CaPA) team of NHS Supply Chain. The project aims to improve continence care across the whole health and care system that is being led by NHS England.

ERIC and Bladder & Bowel UK publish guidance for school leaders, proprietors, governors, staff and practitioners

Read the guidance: Managing Bladder and Bowel Issues in Nurseries, Schools and Colleges

Two members of the Paediatric Continence Forum, ERIC and Bladder & Bowel UK have published new guidance for school leaders, proprietors, governors, staff and practitioners. The document provides best practice regarding bladder and bowel issues and toileting in schools.

The guidance is supported by a short film and provides clear, concise guidance for school leaders, proprietors, governors, staff and practitioners. Topics covered include:

  • How to promote good bladder and bowel health in schools
  • Hygiene standards / provision of school toilets
  • Managing incontinence in schools
  • National legislation for the four countries of the UK
  • Safeguarding
  • Continence policy and care plans (sample policy and plan are provided)

Read the guidance: Managing Bladder and Bowel Issues in Nurseries, Schools and Colleges

  • « Older Entries
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

WordPress Theme Custom Community 2 developed by Macho Themes