About the service
The Childrens Continence Service is a nurse-led service covering clinics at various bases throughout Southampton and Portsmouth. The team comprises of specialist childrens continence nurses as well as continence advisors. Advice, support and care are provided both on a face-to-face basis within a clinical setting, as well as by phone.
Referrals are triaged by an experienced Specialist Nurse. Joint clinics are run by the Paediatrician and Nurse on a monthly basis.
A full bladder and bowel assessment is carried out when seen in the clinic and an individual care package will be implemented following this.
What we do
The aim of the service is to provide a locality based multi-disciplinary team approach offering assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management for families with a child or young person with continence problems. Our service accepts referrals for:
- Nocturnal (night time) Enuresis (wetting)
- Diurnal (day time) Enuresis (wetting)
- Frequency and urgency of micturition
- Constipation
- Faecal Incontinence (soiling)
- Toilet training for children with additional needs
How to find us
Adelaide Health Centre 2nd Floor
William MacLeod Way
Southampton
SO16 4XE
Contact information
The service is open Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm, covering Southampton, West Hampshire and Portsmouth.
Email: ChildrensContinenceSAPT@solent.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0300 123 3797
- Children/young people aged 2-18 years with constipation and soiling, 4-18 years with day wetting and 5-18 years with night wetting
- Young people with learning difficulties can be seen up to the age of 19 years
- Children/young people aged 2-18 years with constipation and soiling, 4-18 years with day wetting and 5-18 years with night wetting
- Young people with learning difficulties can be seen up to the age of 19 years
Accessing the service
Referrals will be accepted from all healthcare professionals including, consultants (acute and community) GP’s, health visitors, school nurses and those from social services.
Before referral
If your child is experiencing issues with night wetting, day wetting, constipation/soiling, your school nurse may be able to provide some support around the following - drinks, toileting routine, recognising and managing constipation, sign posting to other organisations for advice.
GP Surgeries Eligible for Referral:
- Aldermoor Surgery
- Alma Medical Centre, Portswood
- Atherley House Surgery
- Brook House Surgery
- Burgess Road Surgery
- Cheviot Road Surgery
- Hill Lane Surgery
- Living Well Partnership (includes Bitterne Park Surgery, Harefield, Ladies Walk, Midanbury, West End Surgery, Weston Lane Surgery. Excludes St Lukes and Botley Surgery)
- Lordshill Health Centre
- Mulberry House Surgery
- Old Fire Station
- Peartee Practice
- Raymond Road Surgery
- Shirley Health Partnership
- Solent GP Surgery (Adelaide & Nicholstown)
- St Marys Surgery
- St Peters Surgery
- Stoneham Lane Surgery
- University Health Service
- Victor Street Surgery
- Walnut Tree Surgery
- West End Road Surgery
- Woolston and Chartwell Partnership (previously Woolston Lodge Surgery)
- Abbeywell Surgery
- Alma Road Surgery, Romsey
- Chawton House Surgery
- Coastal Medical Partnership (Arnewood Practice, Barton Webb - Peploe, Hordle, New Milton Health Centre)
- Cornerways Medical Centre (including St Leonards branch)
- Fordingbridge Surgery
- Forestside Medical Practice
- Hamble Valley Health (previously Hedge End Medical Centre & Blackthorn Health Centre)
- Living Well Partnership (only for St Lukes, Botley & West End Surgeries)
- Lyndhurst Surgery
- New Forest Central Medical Group
- New Horizons Medical Partnership (including Forest gate Surgery & Totton Health Centre)
- North Baddesley Surgery (excluding Knightwood)
- Red and Green Practice
- Ringwood Medical Centre
- Testvale Surgery
- Twin Oaks Medical Centre
- Waterfront and Solent Surgery
- Wisteria & Milford Surgery
- Craneswater Group Practice
- Derby Road Practice
- Drayton Surgery
- East Shore Partnership (Baffins & Milton Park Surgeries)
- Island City Practice
- Kirklands Surgery
- Portsdown Group Practice
- Trafalgar Medical Group Practice
- Uni City
Resources for support whilst waiting to be seen:
- The Poo in You - Constipation and Encopresis Educational Video (opens in YouTube)
- Constipation in Children: Understanding and Treating This Common Problem (opens in YouTube)
- Pooper Highway by ERIC the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity
- This Unicorn Changed the Way (opens in YouTube)
- Understanding Constipation and Faecal Impaction (PDF, 205 KB) by Bladder and Bowels UK
- Bedwetting – reasons and how to stop it by ERIC the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity
- Understanding-Bedwetting (PDF, 255KB) by Bladder and Bowel UK
- BING toilet training song (opens in YouTube)
- Peppa Pig Potty Training (opens in YouTube)
- Potty Training by ERIC the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity
