Do you, or does someone you care for, live with a bladder or bowel condition? Would you like to help us initiate positive change in attitudes, treatment or management of the condition?

Bladder and bowel conditions are very common, affecting more than 1 in 5 people, in fact this is more common than hay fever and we know that these significantly affect quality of life.

We invite you to join us for a 90 min online workshop with experts who understand the condition, where you will be able to share your experiences.

There is a choice of timings are:

Tuesday 19th October 1:30-3:00

Wednesday 20th October 9:30-11:00

Wednesday 20th October 6:00-7:30

Please book whichever time is most convenient for you.

With your help, we hope to better understand the day-to-day challenges faced by those affected, so that we can work with partners to develop innovative healthcare solutions, with the potential to initiate meaningful and enduring change.

During the workshop, and with your permission, we will create written statements and illustrations, to document the challenges and bring them to life.

By really understanding the challenges and ambitions of those affected, we will have the right foundations to develop a solution that might make a real difference to people’s lives.

The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is working in partnership with the Bladder and Bowel Confidence (BABCON) network and Disruptive Thinking.

Can't attend online but want to attend in-person? We will also be running a face-to-face event at a venue in Bristol, details of which will be provided shortly. In the meantime, if you’d like to express your interest in attending, please email us.

For more information, please email us at weahsn.innovation@nhs.net You can read more about the project by visiting our web page https://www.weahsn.net/create: open-health-2021/

What details do we collect?

The contact details you provide on the registration page will be used and processed by the West of England AHSN and partner organisations only for the purposes of this project. We will use all information form the sessions for project purposes only and we will seek your permission before using any material you might provide during a workshop. If you would like to find out more or have any concerns, please contact us at weahsn.innovation@nhs.net.

Voices for change (Online) workshop