New device gives more dignity to women patients

It is expected that a device that has been adapted to allow patients of emotional women hospitals to enter the toilet can be rolled out nationwide more easily.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, has called his move to bring a “groundbreaking project” to Uni, which has now been supported by the NHS supply chain.
Emergency department employees began to adopt disposable male urinal bottles to use for women, reduced the need of a catheter and made life more dignified and painful in the hospital.
The design has now been formally and researched, for which it is to be used more widely in the future with plans.

Many women who are forced to sit or lie in the hospital for a long time to urinate without pain and movement.
Emergency departments and trauma and orthopedic staff at the Great Western Hospital began using customized bottles, collaborating with employees of NHS trusts in the southwest.
The results published in the Emergency Medicine Journal of the British Medical Journal were researched. Now the manufacturer of male bottles, Omanipac, has developed formal prototypes and is preparing to increase production.
With the support of the NHS supply chain, the purpose is to roll it across the country.
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Emergency physician and chief investigator Dr. Seon Thomas said: “We are thrilled to pursue this project. Our future studies will find out how to reduce the use of UniV catheters and improve bladder care for patients.
“By gathering evidence, we expect to make sure that more patients and clinical teams benefit from this simple conversion solution yet.”
The next phase of research will also include patient and public engagement to ensure that Uniwee continues to meet the needs of those people.
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