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Paediatric Continence Service (Greenwich)

The service is available for:

  • Children and Young People who live in Greenwich or Bexley with a Greenwich or Bexley GP. Aged 5 to 18 years ( 19 years with additional needs) with bladder and/or bowel difficulties 
  • Children under 5 years can attend a drop-in 

The service will provides clinics across both Bexley and Greenwich, these locations are Kidbrooke Village Centre, Gallions Reach, Eltham community Hospital, High Point House and Erith Health Centre.

The service offers specialist assessment and management of continence issues including:

  • Diet, fluid intake, sleep patterns and routines relating specifically to achieving continence
  • Enuresis: Night time bed wetting  
  • Constipation/overflow soiling
  • Provision of a range of interventions and treatments including reward charts, bed sensors , alarms and medication
  • Bladder scanning
  • Referral to GP or Community Paediatrics where needed. 

Who to contact

Telephone
E-mail
oxl-tr.enuresis@nhs.net
Website
Paediatric Continence Service (Greenwich) website
Notes

Drop-ins at three Children’s Centres in Greenwich. Waterways, Sherringtion and Storkways. The service offers specialist advice and support with:

  • Potty Training: where a child is late in achieving continence
  • Drop-in school readiness sessions
  • Support with constipation
  • Self-referrals  

Contact 0208 319 9973 for details of the monthly drop-ins.

The provision of continence products for children and young people who are in mainstream schools within Bexley or Greenwich or who are schooled out of borough but still have a Bexley or Greenwich GP. Children who attend a special school within the boroughs of Bexley and Greenwich will be seen by the special school Nursing team.

There is a criteria for receipt of products and suitability will be assessed by one of the Continence team.

Other Details

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Referrals will be accepted from parents, GPs, Health Professionals, schools, Social Services and accessed via oxl-tr.enuresis@nhs.net or telephone 0208 319 9973.

Coronavirus

We are having to alter some of our services in response to the restrictions that Coronavirus is creating. This means that we may have less staff and will be unable to continue to provide services in the way we usually do. Therefore, we may need to do the following:

  • We may carry out consultations via phone or video call
  • The frequency of our visits for your care might be reduced
  • If the care you receive is not essential, it might be stopped for the time being.

We will speak with you about any new arrangements we need to put in place. We will inform any other people involved in your care of any changes made. 

If you need to contact us, please call 0208 319 9973.

We would like to thank you for your understanding and cooperation at this time.