<p>Services for People with Bladder and Bowel Problems</p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport – in the Senedd at 2:19 pm on 4 October 2017.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:19, 4 October 2017

Thank you very much for the reply, Minister. Sacral nerve stimulation is a therapy to help those who experience the embarrassment, discomfort and pain of bladder and bowel problems. It is, quite simply, a life-changing treatment. However, funding for sacral nerve stimulation is limited, and there is no centre in Wales to carry out the required procedures, with patients having to travel to England for treatment. Cabinet Secretary, I met a consultant only last week who said this very reasonable and cheap treatment is available in England—and in this country also, the professionals are here—to plant a very simple chip at the back of the body that controls the bladder, and which is a very simple way to give comfort to our senior citizens, especially as 90 per cent are ladies who suffer with this. What action will the Cabinet Secretary take to improve access to sacral nerve stimulation treatments for our dear old mothers and fathers, for a quality of life with bladder and bowel problems, to improve their quality of life in Wales? Thank you.