{"title":"Taking the pressure off: the role of intermittent self-catheterisation in urinary retention.","authors":"Helen Lake, Leann McLaughlin","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the importance of timely management of chronic urinary retention (CUR) in men, emphasising the role of intermittent self-catheterisation (ISC) as a first-line approach where appropriate, particularly in low-pressure retention, to prevent unnecessary reliance on indwelling catheters. It also highlights ISC as a key intervention once high-pressure retention has resolved, ensuring bladder health is maintained, complications are minimised and quality of life is improved. The authors also provide an overview of how CUR can significantly impact the physical, social and psychological aspects of a man's life and the vital role of nurses in the holistic management of the condition. A case study is provided to demonstrate the impact of delayed management of the patient. Strategies such as catheter valve use, patient education and multidisciplinary support are discussed to demonstrate how to optimise bladder health, enhance patient independence and preserve continence.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4a","pages":"S33-S38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"At the forefront of lymphoedema awareness.","authors":"Karen Friett","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4","pages":"S38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shaping the future of lymphoedema care.","authors":"Sumaiyah Uddin","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Insights from the National Lymphoedema Conference 2025.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4","pages":"S30-S36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Achieving greater impact with marginal changes.","authors":"Rhian Noble-Jones","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0045","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4","pages":"S4-S5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"BLS updates: conferences, education and exciting milestones.","authors":"Lorraine Brown","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4","pages":"S40-S41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"British Association of Urological Nurses annual conference.","authors":"Emma Chappel","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) provides education, networking and professional development opportunities for any nurse with a urological interest. As a UK registered charity, BAUN promotes the highest standards in all areas and levels of urological nursing and advanced urological practice. You can learn more about our association on our website: www.baun.co.uk.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4a","pages":"S5-S6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Garry Cooper, Jayne Williams, Marie Gabe-Walters, Nilofer Husain, Sian Clement-Wake, Melanie Thomas
{"title":"Insights from lymphoedema healthcare professionals managing lipalgia syndrome (lipoedema): a service evaluation.","authors":"Garry Cooper, Jayne Williams, Marie Gabe-Walters, Nilofer Husain, Sian Clement-Wake, Melanie Thomas","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lipalgia syndrome, also known as lipoedema, is a chronic condition involving disproportionate adipose tissue accumulation with pain and tenderness.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study explores the perceptions, challenges and needs of lymphoedema healthcare professionals supporting and managing patients with lipalgia syndrome/lipoedema in Wales.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A service evaluation was conducted between March and June 2024, involving six face-to-face and one online session. Sixty registered and non-registered healthcare practitioners (HCPs) working in lymphoedema services across Wales participated in the evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thematic analysis revealed challenges in differential diagnosis, gaps in evidence-based resources and emotional impact on practitioners. Key findings include HCPs feeling inadequate because of perceived limited treatment options and feeling unable to meet perceived patient expectations. However, increased empathy and transparent communication were identified as crucial for enhancing care delivery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study highlights the need for standardised diagnostic tools, evidence-based guidelines and interdisciplinary collaboration to support effective and empathetic care.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4","pages":"S18-S28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To pad or not to pad? The use of containment products in healthcare.","authors":"Tracy Evans","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Containment products, commonly known as incontinence pads, are medically used in healthcare for patients with bladder and bowel symptoms. However, using them without a clinical need or selecting the wrong style or absorbency can lead to avoidable patient harm. In some cases, product formularies are developed with a greater focus on cost than clinical need, restricting access to certain styles and limiting the number of products prescribed per day. While registered healthcare professionals are accountable for assessing and prescribing containment products for patients under their care, they may not always be aware of this responsibility. Providing pads prematurely can cause unintended physical harm, and foster psychological dependence and reluctance to pursue curative treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4a","pages":"S26-S32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking barriers in bladder and bowel health.","authors":"Weston Polly, Rantell Angie","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4a","pages":"S4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of incontinence on mental health.","authors":"Myra Robson","doi":"10.12968/bjcn.2025.0051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2025.0051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bladder and bowel issues, particularly those related to continence, can significantly impact an individual's mental health. These challenges often lead to isolation, anxiety, stress, depression and social anxiety, all of which can profoundly affect a person's quality of life. Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to recognise these concerns and incorporate them into assessments for bladder and bowel health. By actively listening, offering empathy and guiding patients toward further support-alongside providing practical treatment and management strategies-clinicians can play a vital role in delivering comprehensive care. This article explores common bladder and bowel issues, the psychological and social challenges they present, and the difficulties both patients and healthcare professionals face in addressing and managing them.</p>","PeriodicalId":35731,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Community Nursing","volume":"30 Sup4a","pages":"S39-S42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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