Services available

• urinary incontinence, including urinary frequency and urgency
• bowel urgency, incontinence and constipation
• pelvic organ prolapse, which may give women symptoms of dragging in the pelvic area, difficulty emptying bladder or bowel, general discomfort in the vaginal area.

Routine investigations

The first appointment includes a number of questions to establish the extent of the problem. An internal examination may be performed with full consent. There are a number of other tests that could be performed and are fully explained to you at the time of consultation.

Possible treatments involve pelvic floor exercises and bladder and bowel training, carried out by the physiotherapist and clinical nurse specialist either on an individual basis or in group settings. There are a number of different medications and in some cases surgery may provide the solution to your problem.

Making an appointment

Patients should be referred directly to this service by their GP. The service is called the pelvic floor dysfunction service and GPs can book this directly through their computer booking system. The clinics are held once a month on a Monday afternoon.

How to contact us

For general enquiries please contact 020 8510 7504/7505/7506

Clinics are held in the women’s outpatient department and groups are held in the Matthews Duncan Seminar room on the yellow corridor. 

Key staff

Mr Chris Barnick
Consultant urogynaecologist

Miss Cathy Roberts
General obstetrician with a special interest in pelvic floor dysfunction

Monica Donaldson
Senior women’s health physiotherapist

Becky Aston
Research fellow