Online clinic on bladder, bowel & digestive health 2015
From 6 - 10 July 2015 NHS Choices and talkhealth teamed up with Bladder & Bowel Foundation, The IBS Network and PromoCon to present an Online clinic on bladder, bowel & digestive health. The clinic is now only open for viewing.
Clinical experts answered questions on topics including bed wetting, cystitis, incontinence, bowel cancer, IBS, constipation and other bowel and bladder issues.
Please also check our list of future clinic dates here.
Medical Experts
Mr Benjamin J Challacombe
Consultant Urological Surgeon and Honorary Senior Lecturer with a special interest in robotic surgery and minimally invasive prostate cancer treatments - BSc. MS FRCS (Urol)
Jane Dean
Naturopath - MA RN RM ND
Dr Roger Goulds
talkhealth Medical Director
Julie Jenks
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dr Nick Read
Gastroenterologist and Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist
Julie Thompson
Gastroenterology Specialist Dietitian - BSc (Hons) Dietetics
Dr Helen Webberley
MBChB MRCGP MFSRH DipGUM DipIPM GP Partner in South Wales and Director of My Web Doctor
Supporting Partners
Bladder & Bowel Foundation
The Bladder and Bowel Foundation (B&BF) is the only UK wide charity dedicated to helping people manage their continence needs as a result of both bladder and bowel control problems. B&BF provides information and support services, including a confidential, clinical helpline, for people affected by these conditions, aswell as their families, carers and healthcare professionals. B&BF aims to make a real difference to the lives of those living with bladder and bowel control problems and will work towards delivering the kind of services that meet the needs of people affected.
The IBS Network
The IBS Network is the National charity supporting patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and their families and carers. Founded in 1991 the Network offers help & information to both patients and Health Care Professionals on how to better manage symptoms of IBS through various publications, the IBS Network website and new online Self-Care Plan, advice from dietitians, expert medical telephone helplines, monthly newsletters, free online community forums and much more.
Read more about The IBS Network by clicking here...
PromoCon
PromoCon works as an integral part of the charity Disabled Living NW providing a national service for people with bladder and bowel problems.We provide impartial advice and information relating to continence issues, products and services by helping people resolve or manage their bladder and bowel problems more effectively, and provide practical solutions to what may appear initially to be irresolvable problems.The ultimate aim is to improve the quality of life for individuals, who have bladder and/or bowel problems and their families and carers.
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