CRH Children Continence LogoDerbyshire Children’s Continence Service has three geographical teams to reduce travel and provide a more local (place-based) service. Referrals need to be made via the website or via email. However, once you are referred if you need to speak to your local team, please contact your local team. 

We are a small nurse-led community service working within Derby City and Derbyshire. We support children and young people (aged 4 – 18 years and 19-year-olds in Special Schools), with continence needs.

Derbyshire Children's Continence Clinics

The Den,
Chesterfield Royal Hospital,
Calow,
Chesterfield,
Derbyshire,
S44 5BL

Bolsover Clinic,
1B Welbeck Road,
Bolsover,
S44 6BL

Buxton Health Centre,
Bath Road,
Buxton,
SK17 6HH

Clay Cross Clinic,
High Street,
Clay Cross,
S45 9EE

Shirebrook Health Centre,
17 Patchwork Row,
Mansfield,
NG20 8AJ

Stubbly Medical Centre.
7 Stubley Drive.
Dronfield,
S18 8QY

Whitworth Hospital,
330 Bakewell Road,
Matlock,
DE4 3JD

For children living in South Derbyshire:
  • Tel 01246 515100 / Option 2
For children living in North Derbyshire:
  • Tel 01246 868866
For Derby City:
  • Address: St Paul’s House, Jubilee Business Park, Enterprise Way, Stores Road, Derby, DE21 4BBTel: 0300 123 4586 – Option 2 then Option 3 
  • Product order line: 0800 030 4466 (please note you will require your child’s ID number and date of birth)

We work closely with the following agencies where appropriate:

  • Children’s centres, nurseries, playgroups, schools and other education services
  • Other medical professionals such as doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and school nurses
  • Adult services to ease your child’s transition from children’s series
  • Social Care Services
  • Private and voluntary agencies

Our service adheres to Trust policies and service specifications, which include Child Protection

We see children who are experiencing problems with their bowels and bladder, to assess their problems and to give them some advice on ways to help. We see a range of children/young people, some for whom this is their only healthcare need and others who have a range of complex needs.

When you come to see us in clinic we will begin by asking questions about the problem. Please try not to get embarrassed, as we are always talking about wee and poo.

You may find that we ask you to complete further work at home. We try to make it simple and age appropriate but it is important that you try to complete this.

If you have any questions you want to ask, it might be helpful to write them down before your appointment. We will do our best to answer these at your appointment.

All things discussed in clinic are confidential and will not be shared with anyone else unless you give permission – the only exception to this is if we are worried  that your child/young person is in danger. However in most cases we will discuss this with you.

Your initial appointment will last approximately one hour. At the end of the appointment, a plan of care will be agreed upon with the child/young person, parent/guardian and nurse.

If we feel that other people need to be involved to help you we may agree to see you at school or at home.

We have provided advice below on lifestyle changes to promote continence. We can also provide equipment such as enuresis alarms or washable or disposable continence products for disabled children/young people who are not able to be continent.

We will work with you and your GP/Paediatrician around appropriate medication.

Firstly, let us reassure you that continence issues in children are extremely common. Whether they are struggling during the day, during the night or both, we have lots of help and advice to support you and your little one. View our continence guides and leaflets.

We have provided lots of fun activities to do with your child around continence issues including resources that may help them on their toileting adventure in the 'I am a child' and 'useful information and links' sections.

ERIC

ERIC is a national charity for children and young people with continence needs. The website contains information such as self-help guides, case studies and fun activities for your little ones. These help promote toilet training and advice for children and their families on how to work towards healthy bowels and bladders.

If you have tried the self-help advice above and have had no success please contact your health visitor, school nurse or GP for more support and advice.

Useful websites 

Bowel and Bladder UK - covers all the subjects above. Follow the links within the site to the relevant continence issue.

ERIC is a great organisation that supports children and families with continence issues. It has a helpline and blogs written from families sharing their experiences of their child's continence problems. Here are some direct links to the pages that may be most relevant to your child's issues:

Videos

There are also some great videos available via YouTube. Here are links to some of our most used ones:

  • Bedwetting - a short video offering support to parents and carers around nighttime wetting.
  • Daytime wetting - A short video from Warwickshire school and wellbeing around daytime wetting.
  • Constipation - A video for parents and carers around constipation.
  • Treatment - A video to discuss how macrogol laxitive (commonly named Laxido or Movicol) are used to treat constipation.

Many of the referrals to the service are due to basic healthy bowel and bladder advice not being followed - for example due to poor fluid intake.

We encourage all professionals to ask families to follow the advice in the continence leaflets and signpost them to the information on this page (particularly 'I am a parent' and 'I am a child') before referring to our service.

You can also check you are making an appropriate referral by downloading and completing our Continence Level 1 Checklist.

Please ask your families to complete a bladder and bowel diary to send with the referral.

If all the advice in stage one has been followed and there are still continence issues, you can download and complete the referral form and email it to crhft.DerbyshirechildrenscontinenceL2@nhs.net

Title Filename
Knowing he needs to go Knowing_he_needs_to_go.pdf
Knowing she needs to go Knowing_she_needs_to_go_.pdf
Toilet training - trouble shooting Toilet_training_-_trouble_shooting.pdf
Advice for children and young people with day time wetting pdf Advice_for_children_and_young_people_with_day_time_wetting_pdf.pdf
Constipation and Soiling Booklet pdf Constipation_and_Soiling_Booklet_pdf.pdf
Is bed wetting a problem pdf Is_bed_wetting_a_problem_pdf.pdf
Stages for Toilet Training Stages_for_Toilet_Training.pdf
Teaching your child how to wipe her bottom Teaching_your_child_how_to_wipe_her_bottom_.pdf
Teaching your child how to wipe his bottom Teaching_your_child_how_to_wipe_his_bottom.pdf
bowel and bladder diary bowel_and_bladder_diary.docx
Level one - check list - word document Level_one_-_check_list__-_word_document.docx
Toilet Training Toilet Training
Children's Continence Forms and Checklists Children's Continence Forms and Checklists
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Service contact details

Children's Continence Service
Clay Cross Clinic,
High Street,
Clay Cross,
S45 9EE

Tel: 01246 868866