Continence Service
Our Continence Service aims to provide excellent, evidence-based continence assessment and management to patients who suffer from urinary or faecal incontinence, and support to their families or carers.
Incontinence is defined as loss of bladder or bowel control and can be caused by many factors. Left untreated, it can significantly impact a person’s quality of life and lead to other physical health problems. Fortunately, evidence shows more than 70 per cent of patients can benefit significantly from very simple interventions.
Our teams operate in conjunction with many specialities including:
- urology, paediatrics, gynaecology and general surgery at Fiona Stanley Hospital
- urology and general surgery at Fremantle Hospital.
Our services
We assess, diagnose and treat inpatients and outpatients at both Fiona Stanley and Fremantle hospitals experiencing difficulties with:
- bladder storage
- bladder emptying
- dysfunctional voiding
- constipation
- faecal incontinence.
Services we provide include:
- comprehensive bladder/bowel assessment
- stress urinary incontinence
- urge urinary incontinence
- functional incontinence
- constipation/ faecal incontinence
- obstructive voiding
- conservative management including lifestyle and behavioural changes
- treatment and prevention of incontinence acquired dermatitis
- education regarding good bladder habits, including fluids and diet – read about bladder health (Healthy WA)
- education regarding good bowel habits – learn about bowel health (HealthyWA)
- pelvic muscles exercises for males and females
- bladder drill and deferment techniques
- teaching management of:
- intermittent self-catheterisation
- indwelling catheter (IDC) placement
- self-urethral dilatation
- supra pubic catheterisation changes
- information on funding schemes for continence products and appliances
- trial of void
- paediatric nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) and constipation programs (Fiona Stanley Hospital only)
- uroflow assessment (Fiona Stanley Hospital only).
Fiona Stanley Hospital Paediatric Continence Clinic
The clinic is appropriate for patients under the age of 18 experiencing incontinence, constipation or other continence issues that have failed first line management by their general practitioner. A paediatric consultant referral is required. Call the Fiona Stanley Helpdesk on 6152 2222 for all enquiries.
Refer a patient
If you’re not an inpatient at Fiona Stanley Hospital or Fremantle Hospital, you will need a referral from your GP to see us. Self-referrals are not accepted.
We accept referrals from GPs, other hospitals and external specialists for patients with the following conditions:
- urinary incontinence
- urinary retention
- faecal incontinence
- constipation.
Referrals should be faxed to the Central Referral System.
Contact Fiona Stanley Hospital Continence Service
Call the Fiona Stanley Helpdesk on 6152 2222 for all enquiries.
Fiona Stanley Hospital Outpatient Clinic 1
Outpatient services are available from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday
Ground floor of the main hospital, on the south side of the main concourse. The main entrance to Fiona Stanley Hospital is accessed off Robin Warren Drive – view the Fiona Stanley Hospital map (PDF 1MB).
Contact Fremantle Hospital Continence Service
Call the Fremantle Hospital switchboard on 9431 3333 for all enquiries.
Fremantle Hospital Outpatient Clinic
Outpatient services are available from 8.30am to 12:00pm, Monday to Friday.
F4 Rehabilitation Centre, F Block, Fremantle Hospital, Alma Street, Fremantle – see the Fremantle Hospital map (PDF 687KB).
Phone: 9431 3650
Fax: 9431 3666
Email Fremantle Hospital F4 clinic