Overcoming Barriers – teaching rectal irrigation when communication is difficult
A Case Study by Suzanne Morgan, Advanced Women’s Physiotherapist at Barnsley Hospital Suzanne shares her experience of teaching rectal irrigation to a patient who has communication barriers (deaf, non-speaking) and experiencing faecal incontinence. How did you manage your assessment? I hadn’t encountered these difficulties before, and this was the first time I had a sign-language […]
‘Like changing from a Fiat Panda to a Ferrari overnight…’
Patient testimonial – changing from Qufora IrriSedo Mini to Qufora IrriSedo MiniGo We heard from a patient who was previously on the Mini system and upgraded to the Qufora IrriSedo MiniGo. This is what they had to say … “I LOVE LOVE LOVE this product!!! So much easier to use, a million times more discreet […]
A crafty education revolution with Macmerry Primary School
Andy Hamilton, Head of Marketing at MacGregor Healthcare This year we have donated money to our local nursery school in Macmerry to help fund a new woodwork education section. Using woodwork in childhood education has almost disappeared but in Macmerry it’s making a comeback. I caught up with Fiona Dryburgh, Senior Early Years Practitioner at […]
The 13th Pelvic Floor Society Annual Conference Round Up
I would like to start by saying thank you so much to the team at ERIC – The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity, for a fantastic conference – it was great to be at this event in person again and we can’t wait for the next one.
Having worked within adults’ continence care for several years, I was excited to attend the presentations and workshops throughout the day in order to expand my knowledge even further about the world of paediatric continence care – and I most certainly did!
Brigitte & Mollie speak at Lucy Allen’s event
Last weekend, we were thrilled to have Brigitte and Mollie attend “An introduction to functional bowel disorders” course with Lucy Allen. The course focused on introducing healthcare professionals to the concept of rectal irrigation and providing hands-on training with our Decision Guide and Assessment Proforma. We are always looking for ways to improve the understanding […]
The PURA Service and working within an MDT with Dr Jide Menakaya
Dr Jide Menakaya, Consultant Paediatrician from Hillingdon Hospital Michelle Henderson, Clinical Education Manager from MacGregor Healthcare Ltd Weekly follow up and its success As part of Dr Menakaya’s PURA service, they commit to seeing children and their families every week for eight weeks, face to face in clinic. They have also established an online support group for […]
Meet Shaila – Our first Qufora IrriSedo Flow Prescriber
Meet Shaila Kumar – the first healthcare professional to prescribe our Qufora IrriSedo Flow.
Turning my life around with Transanal Irrigation
“Looking back on the last few years, I would say there were times when I was in a really desperate place.” Tony received nerve damage whilst undergoing an operation on a spinal cord disc. As a result, he was left with complications post-operatively which affected nerves leading to the bowel, bladder, legs and feet. Initially […]
ERIC Paediatric Continence Care Conference Round Up
I would like to start by saying thank you so much to the team at ERIC – The Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity, for a fantastic conference – it was great to be at this event in person again and we can’t wait for the next one.
Having worked within adults’ continence care for several years, I was excited to attend the presentations and workshops throughout the day in order to expand my knowledge even further about the world of paediatric continence care – and I most certainly did!
London Marathon Success!
At the weekend, our North Regional Sales Manager, Katharin Adderley, took on the challenge of running in The London Marathon. This is an incredible achievement, and we are so proud of her for completing the race. Katharin raised an impressive £555 for her chosen charity, Cancer Research UK, adding to the incredible work that this […]
The importance of good bowel care for children
With the taboos associated with discussing elimination, many parents do not know what is normal with respect to bowel motions in childhood.
Lola’s Story – a healthcare professionals’ and parents’ perspective
Our Children’s Colorectal clinic was established by Ms Malakounides (Consultant Paediatric Surgeon) and myself at the end of 2018 to provide a dedicated clinic to children with congenital bowel conditions and for whom their prognosis necessitated specialist follow up.
