Today is Earth Day, a day established in 1970 with the mission to "diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide". This year's theme is Restore our Earth focussing on natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovation that can restore...

Keith is back with his latest instalment of "Keith's Corner", all about his experience returning to work post stoma surgery. We hope this blog helps reassure you, or someone you know who has any concerns about returning to work. Don't forget our care teams and stoma...

It may feel dauting having a virtual appointment rather than a normal face-to-face appointment, so we've caught up with our Lead Stoma Care Nurse, Alison Roberts, who shares with us some great advice ahead of your next appointment and how to prepare for the before,...

It has been a while since from furlough to raising amazing amounts for charity, Keith is back to give us an update from the past 10 months. Happy reading! So here we are: February 2021, and almost a year since my last blog! How time flies! So much has happened in the...

#BeTheChange is 1-year old!   We recently celebrated our 1-year anniversary of the #BeTheChange campaign launch, which we held at the Senedd. We are so excited to share with that we have launched our new, dedicated website for our campaign, where you can watch...

We are delighted to announce that Helen Coulter, Respond Community Stoma Care Nurse for Northern Ireland, has been recognised in the Queen's 2021 New Years Honours List. Helen has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) from the Queen for her services to Cancer and...

As we come closer to Christmas we wanted to share with you some festive tips put together by our team of Stoma Nurses, to help keep you jolly this season! We hope you find them useful, please share with us any tips of your own in the comments below! 1. Our first tip,...

Northern Ireland headquartered Eakin Healthcare Group has announced it is expanding into a new therapeutic area with the acquisition of Coleraine based Armstrong Medical, which specialises in respiratory care products. The deal represents a diversification for the...

Welcome to our second series of articles working in conjunction with our team of nurses to focus on topics that you may or may not be familiar with. Whether you are a new ostomate or you have had your stoma for several years, this could really benefit you.   So,...

This past week we have been taking part in National Customer Service Week, and this year there was a definite emphasis from the Institute of Customer Service of how COVID has impacted customer services, their roles, how they are working and in what environments. We...