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Government says continence care should be based on need, not arbitrary limits
NHS trusts have come under fresh pressure to end arbitrary restrictions on the numbers of absorbent continence products supplied to patients after ministers reiterated that continence care should be based on clinical need and uphold patients' dignity. The Department of...
University of Birmingham and Nonacus win national award for pioneering at-home bladder cancer test
University of Birmingham researchers and Birmingham cancer testing company Nonacus have won a national Medilink award for their work on GALEAS Bladder, a non-invasive urine test now being used by NHS patients. They received the Partnership between Academia and Business...
Together for 35 years: leading change in paediatric bowel and bladder health.
ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity, returns with its biennial conference. This is a key event for healthcare professionals featuring cutting-edge research, interactive workshops, practical demonstrations and much more. Around 1 in 9 children and young people in the...
New survey explores the everyday impact of living with BPE
Prostate Scotland has launched a new national survey exploring the everyday impact of living with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). It aims to build one of the clearest pictures to date of what it's really like to live with BPE in...
Nominations Open for the Action Bladder Cancer UK Nurse of the Year Award 2026
Action Bladder Cancer UK is inviting nominations for its Nurse of the Year Award 2026, recognising the outstanding contribution of nurses who support people affected by bladder cancer. Do you know a nurse who has gone above and beyond? They...
MPs urge government to end continence pad ‘rationing’ after trusts found limiting supplies
A group of MPs have called on the government to intervene over what they describe as the “rationing” of continence products across the NHS, warning that thousands of patients are being left without adequate support and may be costing the...
NHS hospitals adopt GALEAS Bladder: a faster, more accurate at-home bladder cancer test
NHS hospitals are using a new way of testing for bladder cancer that is fast, accurate and convenient for patients, as profiled in The Guardian on 8 June 2026. GALEAS Bladder is enabling NHS hospitals to reduce procedures so cystoscopy...
Mount Sinai Urology Chair Receives Honorary Fellowship From Prestigious Royal College
Ash K. Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon.), DSc (Hon.), Chair of the Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City and Director of the Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer at the...
Children left waiting up to two years for NHS continence care, new data reveals
Children with bladder and bowel conditions are waiting months – and in some cases years – for specialist NHS support, as overstretched continence services struggle to meet rising demand, new Freedom of Information (FOI) data reveals. FOI responses from more...
Poster Presentations for the ERIC Conference 2026
ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity, are pleased to be hosting this year’s ERIC Conference for healthcare professionals, at The Grand Hotel in Bristol on 12 October 2026. The theme: Together for 35 years: leading change in paediatric bowel...
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Day 2026
“One day. One ride. Twenty-four hours of distinguished gentlemen circling the globe – together.” Edinburgh and the Lothians enjoyed a spectacle of polished chrome, pressed tweed and unmistakable good humour on Sunday 17 May, as the 2026 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride...
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Urinary Tract Infections
3 March 2026 / London Susannah La-Touche, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Clinical Director of Undergraduate Surgery. On 3 March 2026, via the echoing maze-like hallways of Westminster, a small group convened for the first Meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on...
