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Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Monday 11th December 2023

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the report prepared by Future Health for Astellas Pharma Who’s Counting: The case for urgent action to improve NHS continence care, published in September.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department has noted the publication of the report. In 2019, NHS England commissioned and led on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project. The NHS England led project has been delayed due to COVID-19, with as yet no firm date set for publishing its draft report.

NHS England will consider next steps on Excellence in Continence Care through the project, which aims to improve continence care across the whole public health and care system.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Friday 17th November 2023

Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of NHS continence services.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England established the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project in 2019, which is in the process of developing evidence-based service pathways to support a consistent approach to continence services and is planning to produce a framework.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to ensure that current guidance on quality continence care has been transitioned into Integrated Care Systems since April 2022.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.

There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.

NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on the development of care pathways by the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.

There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.

NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.

There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.

NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Tuesday 19th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide (1) an update on the timeframe for the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project, and (2) details of which stakeholders have been consulted in respect of that project, since it recommenced following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England's Excellence in Continence Care guidance published in July 2018 brings together evidence-based resources and research for guidance for integrated care boards (ICBs), National Health Service providers, health and social care staff. It indicates that personalised care including personal health budgets can be arranged locally by ICBs to help people manage and pay for their continence care needs. A copy of the guidance is attached.

There are no plans at this stage to conduct a new National Audit of Continence Care.

NHS England will report on the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project setting out progress of development of Incontinence care pathways to its Excellence in Continence Care Board in October 2023. This will be published shortly afterwards setting out next steps for improving incontinence care pathways and will be shared with stakeholders for their consideration and input.


Written Question
Incontinence
Tuesday 25th April 2023

Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in monitoring the implementation of the Excellence in Continence Care Guidelines.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England does not monitor the implementation of the Excellence in Continence Care Guidelines. NHS England will consider next steps on Excellence in Continence Care through its National Bladder and Bowel Health Project and will report shortly. NHS England does not currently have any plans to commission a new Continence Care Audit.


Written Question
Incontinence
Tuesday 25th April 2023

Asked by: Andrew Selous (Conservative - South West Bedfordshire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission a new Continence Care Audit.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England does not monitor the implementation of the Excellence in Continence Care Guidelines. NHS England will consider next steps on Excellence in Continence Care through its National Bladder and Bowel Health Project and will report shortly. NHS England does not currently have any plans to commission a new Continence Care Audit.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Wednesday 7th December 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS England will publish its planned assessment of adherence to Excellence in Continence Care and its pandemic recovery and restoration plans.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

NHS England will consider next steps on Excellence in Continence Care through its National Bladder and Bowel Health Project. Integrated care boards lead on plans for pandemic recovery and restoration plans, including for continence services.


Written Question
Incontinence: Health Services
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve continence services through the National Bladder and Bowel Health Project.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Project’s objectives are to improve continence care and to further research and implement recommendations from ‘Excellence in Continence Care’, published in 2018. The Project will meet in December to evaluate progress on bladder and bowel pathways and to consider next steps.