Urinary Catheterisation and Catheter Care: Best practice statement (June 2004)

NHS Quality improvement Scotland was set up in 2003 by the Scottish Parliament to take the lead in improving the quality of care and treatment delivered by NHS Scotland. The development of Best Practice Statements (BPS) allows comparable standards of care for patients wherever they access services and reflects the current emphasis on patient centred care, cost effectiveness and reduction in variations in practice. The Best practice Statement on Urinary Catheterisation and Catheter Care includes guidance on: - 1.The key principles of BPS, use of evidence to support them and the key stages in their development 2.How the BPS can be used 3.Decision to catheterise 4.Infection control issues 5.Intermittent, indwelling and supra-pubic catheterisation 6.Urine sampling, choice of catheter and drainage systems 7.Catheter care and maintenance solutions 8.Decision to remove catheter Appendices: Consent and gender issues; hand decontamination guide; catheter selection; catheter maintenance solutions; problem solving; autonomic dysreflexia