Older people left with incontinence after hospital visits as NHS staff 'fit catheters unnecessarily'

Older people left with incontinence after hospital visits as NHS staff 'fit catheters unnecessarily' Older people who spend time in hospital are being discharged suffering from long-lasting incontinence because NHS staff are too busy to take them to the toilet while they're on the ward, experts warn.

One reason, say specialists, is inappropriate use of urinary catheters – a tube inserted into the urinary tract which empties the contents of the bladder into a drainage bag. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Ending healthcare's over-reliance on containment products and catheters (open access) British Journal of Nursing
• Inappropriate urinary catheterisation: a review of the prevalence, risk factors and measures to reduce incidence (open access) British Journal of Nursing