Question reference: S6W-09801
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 18 July 2022
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 August 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent consideration it has given to the issue of incontinence poverty.
Answer
NHS Boards regularly assess continence patients' needs, with the assessments undertaken by dedicated Bladder and Bowel Teams or community nursing staff. This ensures that patients' needs are met, either through treatment or through provision of appropriate containment products. Referrals can also be made by patients' GPs where necessary, and also by a range of other healthcare professionals including pharmacists, consultants and care home staff.
Where a patient has been assessed as requiring continence products, they are provided by their local NHS Board's continence service on prescription.