title: Implementing a new urinary catheter insertion and removal pack.
abstract: This article describes the implementation of a community urinary catheter insertion and removal pack that provides equipment to maintain safe and effective practice at a cost-effective price within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This development was achieved through service integration as a result of two large trusts amalgamating, offering the opportunity for practice development resulting in the development of a joint catheter product formulary, the implementation of a patient catheter record booklet and the design of a community urinary catheterisation pack. The impact of service integration has provided scope for proactive working between acute and community continence services, resulting in innovative approaches generating better quality outcomes for patients who require urinary catheterisation.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Specialist, Continence Care; Jackie Rees, Nurse Consultant, Continence Care, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: Alyson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laws
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Catheter-related infections; Infection control; Urinary catheters; Urinary tract infections