Stoma care

Stoma care team at ESNEFT

Our stoma care team helps patients who have a stoma such as:

• colostomy
• ileostomy
• urostomy

We provide support and teaching for new and existing stomas. We can offer stoma care teaching to patients and to carers.

We offer pre-surgery counselling to help you decide if a stoma is the right choice for you.

We offer practical advice on:

• stoma care
• support belts
• equipment
• stoma problems
• prescriptions and ordering supplies

We offer support advice on:

• stoma support groups
• daily activities
• body image
• diet and lifestyle

If you have any concerns about your stoma, please contact us.

Stoma care team at Colchester Hospital

We run weekly clinics at Colchester Hospital. We also run clinics at Clacton Hospital and Harwich Hospital.

If you would like a review but have not seen us for over two years please ask your GP to refer you to our service.

Basic stoma supplies are held on Brightlingsea and Mersea Wards and the Urgent Treatment Centre.

We see patients on our hospital wards who have a stoma. Even if you were not admitted because of your stoma, you can ask to see us if you would like any stoma advice or support.

The Colchester Hospital stoma care team covers Colchester, Tendring and Halstead areas.  We visit care homes in this area. If you are housebound, we will visit you at your home.

We are available Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm but we see patients during these times. Messages left after 3pm may not be answered until the next working day.

Stoma care team at Ipswich Hospital

We provide inpatient services and weekly clinics at Ipswich Hospital.

If you live in Ipswich and you are housebound, we can visit you in your home.

The stoma care service is available Monday to Friday.