Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bethell on 10 November (HL8072), what progress they have made on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project, including (1) who is serving on the panels, and (2) what the timescales are for the next phases of the project.

The National Bladder and Bowel Health (NBBH) project was paused at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in line with some other national programmes and membership of the project’s panels and timescales for the next phases of the project are not confirmed at this time.

Sue Doheny, Chief Nurse NHS England, is the Senior Responsible Officer for the Excellence in Continence Care Programme which oversees the NBBH project. The project includes representatives from across the health and care profession – patients and carers, suppliers and procurement.