Nurse Kelly Stackhouse set up a service that streamlines care for people with bowel dysfunction. She explains why removing stigma and improving treatment is so important
‘I had seen four different doctors at two hospitals and all offered me a colostomy bag as I had no control over my bladder or bowel,’ recalls Gaynor Monk. ‘I was only in my fifties but was in a right mess with no control at all.
Nursing Standard. 33, 8, 73-75. doi: 10.7748/ns.33.8.73.s21
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