To better understand and prioritise the needs of patients living with or awaiting stoma surgery in Scotland, the Scottish Stoma Forum sought to scope the experiences and views of both stoma patients and the specialist nurses who care for them, read the following document:
https://www.bhta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SSF-Nurse-Patient-Survey-2023.pdf
The Scottish Stoma Forum has worked tirelessly over many years to ensure the services provided to Scottish Stoma patients are maintained at the highest possible level.
The members of the Scottish Stoma Forum are:
Welcome to the Scottish Stoma Nurses community.
From their link below you will find useful links to relevant stoma care web pages as well as the contact information for all NHS stoma care services within Scotland.
Stoma Nurse Specialists are pathfinders who help guide patients to obtain an optimum quality of life. However, adapting to life with a stoma involves a number of physical and psychological challenges, and the partnership formed between a patient and a stoma nurse specialist is central to making this transition a successful one. The stoma nurse specialist therefore plays a key role in the rehabilitation process, by providing information, education, as well as encouragement and counselling for patients and their carers, all of whom have a diverse range of fears, needs and aspirations. The comprehensive holistic care provided by stoma care nurse specialists has become central to enabling stoma patients achieve their optimum quality of life.
There is a separate tab for Scottish Stoma Care Nurse Specialists where they can join as a member. This will be a place to find and share useful links or articles. You will find instructions on this page how to join (how to join this community).
*Internet users will not be able to see all areas of our community website unless they apply for first; an NHS Scotland Athens username and password and second; membership of our community. Similarly, those possessing an NHS Scotland Athens username and password will not be able to see any areas of our community unless they first apply for membership.
**Disclaimer: External websites; we are not responsible for the contents.
This document sets out the service standards to be met by all Dispensing Appliance Suppliers and Community Pharmacy Contractors for the purposes of being placed on a list of approved suppliers authorised to dispense and supply Stoma Appliances and associated services to patients in the community. This document also sets out the ongoing standards to be met by Dispensing Appliance Suppliers and Community Pharmacists for the purposes of remaining on that approved supplier list. Failure to continue to meet the standards set out in this service standards document, as assessed on behalf of Scottish Government by National Procurement, a division of the Common Services Agency, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and having its headquarters at Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB (“Common Services Agency”) may result in such parties being removed from the list of approved suppliers.
This is a continuation of the arrangements previously sent out in 2016.
This document sets out the standards to be met by all Stoma Appliance Suppliers for the purposes of being placed on a list of approved suppliers authorised to supply Stoma Appliances to patients in the community via the Stoma Service Suppliers. Failure to continue to meet the standards set out in this document, as assessed on behalf of Scottish Government by National Procurement, a division of the Common Services Agency, a statutory body constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and having its headquarters at Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB (“the Common Services Agency”) may result in such parties being removed from the list of approved suppliers.
This is a continuation of the arrangements previously put in place in March 2014.
The main focus of the stoma care quality and cost effectiveness review is the stoma appliance service provided to patients in the community across Scotland.
The Specification of Requirements for Dispensing and Supply of Stoma Appliances to Patients in the Community for NHSScotland provides the national framework for the stoma appliance service in the community. It determines the service standards to be met by all dispensing appliance contractors (DACs) and community pharmacy contractors for the
purposes of being placed on a list of approved suppliers authorised to dispense and supply stoma appliances to patients in the community. It also sets out the ongoing standards to be met for the purposes of remaining on that approved supplier list. The specifications for the service were first introduced in 2007 and updated in July 2011.
This report details the findings and recommendations following a multi-layered national audit involving patients, NHS Board staff, DACs, community pharmacies and manufacturers designed and conducted during 2014-15. The purpose of the national audit was to gauge whether the arrangements for the provision of stoma appliance services in the community remain fit for purpose and cost effective. It would also help to inform whether and what changes may now be appropriate.