A clinic to meet the needs of ambulant patients who have catheters and require planned non-urgent catheter changes.

For referral criteria or for other catheter services, please see Catheter Management. 

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• adults aged 18 and over
• ambulant patients who are able to mobilise independently on to a clinical couch
• blocked urinary catheters
• catheter bag changes
• routine uncomplicated urinary catheter changes (Male, Female and Suprapubic)
• uncomplicated Trial Without Catheter (TWOC)

Exclusions

• those with known damage to the urethra, including reconstructive surgery or recent pelvic radiotherapy
• history of difficult catheterisations or previous stricture
• acute prostatitis
• patients with known complications on catheterisation e.g. frank/gross/macroscopic haematuria
• acute retention or first-time urinary catheterisations
   

How to Refer