Context
The MP highlights the critical need for improved bowel care services in NHS settings for individuals suffering from spinal injuries, emphasizing constituent stories of patients feeling abandoned without basic dignity.
Question
What steps she is taking to improve bowel care for people with spinal injuries. There is a clear need for a national policy on bowel care in NHS settings for people with spinal injuries. I have listened to patients who have been left feeling abandoned and trapped in a hospital bed without the basic dignity of being able to use the toilet—all because of a lack of training for nurses in providing the necessary support.
Answer from Andrew Stephenson
I pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she and the all-party parliamentary group on spinal cord injury have done on the issue. I would be more than happy to meet them.
Not addressed: The specific ask of committing to a national policy or training programme was not addressed.
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