Our work
Find out more about the work of the RCN Bladder and Bowel Forum and the other organisations we work with
How we represent forum members
- Working with other professional organisations to promote continence.
- Providing a national conference.
- Engaging with members through the discussion page and blogs.
- Developing national guidance.
- Working on the development of commissioning guidance.
- Engaging with the development of educational standards for the field of continence.
Our strategy
- Maintaining a presence on national forums
- Maintaining an input into national guidance and frameworks
- Developing educational tools and guidance
- Providing an input into RCN Congress
Bladder and Bowel Forum Annual Report
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Recent activity
- RCN Bladder and Bowel Learning Resource. This updated resource is designed to help you support people who have incontinence or bowel and bladder problems.This resource is for registered nurses, nursing students and nursing support workers (which includes assistant practitioners, nursing associates, health care assistants, nursing assistants and health care support workers) working in any health and social care setting or specialism
- Revision of the RCN publication. Bowel care: management of lower bowel dysfunction, including digital rectal examination and digital removal of faeces (2019)
- Revision of the RCN publication. Catheter Care - Guidance for Health Care Professionals (2021)
Leading, collaborating, influencing
The RCN and its forums are invited to participate in many cross working and multidisciplinary workstreams. Below are a selection of some of the activities that members of the Bladder and Bowel Forum are involved in on your behalf.
- All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Bladder and Bowel Continence Care. The group aims to "break the taboo by raising awareness of bladder and bowel continence care for adults and children and to promote cost effective funding for assessment, treatment and appropriate product provision".
Consultations
The RCN is the voice of nursing, and is invited to contribute to many consultations. These are some of the recent consultations that the Bladder and Bowel Forum has been involved in.
- NICE guideline (NG123) (April 2019) - Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women: management.
Get involved
Find out more about how to get involved in developing NICE and SIGN guidance
Page last updated - 13/07/2024
