Children’s continence service
Helping you navigate continence challenges
Continence difficulties can have a significant impact on a child’s confidence, wellbeing and day-to-day life.
Our specialist children’s continence support service is designed for children aged 5 years and over, providing expert assessment, personalised advice and practical solutions tailored to each child’s individual needs.
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Our lines are open from 8:30am to 6pm Monday to Friday, and from 8:30am to 2pm on Saturday.
Appointments from 9am.
Paediatric continence service
How we can help
Bedwetting, constipation and daytime accidents are incredibly common, yet many people feel unsure where to turn for advice and support.
Our specialist children’s continence support is designed for children aged 5 years and over, providing expert assessment, personalised advice and practical solutions tailored to each child’s individual needs.
Our service includes:
- One-off consultations
- 3 month support packages
- Face-to-face appointments at our surgery
- Home visits in West Sussex and the Petersfield area
- Remote appointments available for follow up appointments
How our children’s incontinence support works
What to expect from our service
Comfort, confidence and control
Bedwetting, constipation, daytime wetting accidents and toileting difficulties are common concerns for many families, yet they can often leave children feeling embarrassed and parents unsure where to seek help.
Our goal is to help children feel comfortable, confident and in control, while supporting parents every step of the way. By providing expert clinical knowledge alongside practical, achievable strategies, we help families navigate continence challenges with confidence and optimism.
Our approach to child continence challenges
We take a compassionate, family-centred approach, working closely with children and their parents or carers to understand the underlying causes of continence problems and develop effective management strategies.
We start with a comprehensive assessment of your situation. We’ll then recommend strategies such as tailored medication regimes and treatments, toileting routine adjustments, behavioural approaches and confidence-building techniques.
Families can choose between a one-off consultation for focused assessment and advice, or a three month support package that provides ongoing guidance, monitoring and personalised care to help achieve lasting improvements.
Flexible appointments to suit you
We offer flexible appointment options to suit your family’s needs, including both face-to-face and remote consultations.
In addition to appointments at MediCentre Sussex, we are pleased to offer face-to-face consultations in Petersfield and the surrounding area, making specialist continence support more accessible to local families.
Specialist child continence care
Our Advanced Nurse Practitioner and child continence specialist, Emily Trembath, will support you throughout your journey with us.
Emily has a passion for helping children with toileting challenges, and has undertaken extensive training in paediatric continence.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions answered
Occasional bedwetting, constipation, daytime accidents and general toileting difficulties are very common for all children.
However, if these are happening frequently or distressing your child, it’s a good idea to seek support. If your child is over five and bedwetting frequently, has daytime accidents or are constipated despite dietary changes, then you should seek support.
If your child has pain on passing urine or stools, blood in the urine or stools, or suddenly becomes incontinent for no apparent reason, please book an appointment or visit your usual GP immediately.
We support children aged five and upwards, including young adults.
On the whole we encourage parents or carers to attend the appointment with the child. However, we are happy for older children and young adults to attend the appointments by themselves.
Yes, you can just book a one-off appointment or a three month support package. When you contact us, we can discuss which approach is likely to give you the best outcome and then you can decide how to proceed.
We charge a fixed price for the initial consultation, during which we will assess your situation and recommend strategy to help you.
During your appointment, we’ll discuss any recommended tests, treatments or services and the costs associated with them.
Please see our price list for more information.