Bladder & Bowel UK
National Symposium
Northwest 2026
Tuesday 3rd March 2026
Etihad Stadium
Ashton New Road
Manchester, M11 3FF
The Bladder & Bowel UK National Symposium provides healthcare professionals with an excellent opportunity to receive relevant education from national speakers.
The event includes a brand new programme of inspirational lectures, multi-disciplinary discussions and case studies to influence best practices, together with an extensive exhibition including company representatives and charitable services.
Speaker topics*
With plenty more to be announced!
Attending the symposium will contribute to NMC revalidation and CPD for other healthcare professionals with an official certificate of attendance provided.
Adult stream
£45+booking fee
Including parking, morning refreshments and a networking lunch.
Buzzers for Bedwetters.
Faecal incontinence with a surgical perspective.
What is happening in bowel research?
Cauda Equina Champions Charity (Bladder & Bowel UK Product Innovation Award winner 2025)
Comfort Loop Project – A systems approach for sustainable absorbent hygiene products.
Impact of incontinence on families and support networks.
Greater Manchester neurogenic bladder and bowel pathway (Bladder & Bowel UK Clinical Excellence Award winners 2025).
Paediatric stream
£45+booking fee
Including parking, morning refreshments and a networking lunch.
Psychological aspects of caring for a child with lower urinary tract dysfunction.
School readiness – A collaborative approach.
Ketamine bladder in young people.
Constipation Management in children and teenagers.
The Big Toilet Project: toilet training research to reduce nappy waste.
Genital examination in girls/children (with voiding dysfunction, why it is important, common conditions, when to seek advice)
Anticholinergics in children.
Impact of incontinence on families and support networks.
A national update.
*Due to unforeseeable circumstances some topics may change
Delegate testimonials
Don’t take our word for it!
Incredible – brings a whole new level of enthusiasm, and it’s so great for networking. Thank you so much – it is always great and I look forward to the symposia every year.
Paediatric Bladder and Bowel Nurse
Affordable – so many courses and events are expensive, but this one is accessible and great value.
Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
I always enjoy attending these sessions and go away with new knowledge & ideas on how to improve my own service.
Specialist Nurse
I love it when presenters include photos of pathologies, detailed diagrams, or images of medical devices—it makes the topic so much more engaging and easier to grasp, especially when it’s outside my area of expertise”
Continence Physiotherapist
The insights on nurse education development and effective training were invaluable, as was the session on supporting education staff with CIC and medical needs. Fantastic event – I’ll definitely be attending the next one!”
Community Nurse
The Pelvic Floor School was incredibly passionate and inspiring. It motivated me to take the next step toward using external observations and to explore new ways of using our bladder scanner. Hearing directly from a Dad about his experiences with TAI during a case study session was particularly powerful and moving.
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Concurrent educational streams provide delegates with the opportunity to access a broad adult or paediatric programme with intervals to explore an extensive exhibition including company representatives and charitable services.
Attending the symposium will contribute to 7 hours NMC revalidation and CPD for other healthcare professionals. An official certificate of attendance is provided at the end of the event.
The Symposium is aimed at a wide range of healthcare professionals, including specialists, urologist, general, children’s and school nurses, allied healthcare professionals and those who work in residential and care homes.
Parking at the venue is free for all delegates.
Included in the price is:
Breakfast refreshments – pastries, fresh fruit, tea and coffee.
Networking lunch – a buffet-style lunch is provided with drinks
Any dietary requirements can be specified during he booking process
Delegates are asked to remain in their chosen stream unless permission has been given prior to the event.
Yes, there is an extensive exhibition, where you will have several opportunities throughout the day to explore and speak with continence product reps and charitable services
Last year’s sponsors 2025
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Who can attend?
The Symposium is aimed at a wide range of healthcare professionals including specialist, urology, general, children’s and school nurses, allied healthcare professionals and those who work in residential and care homes.
How this Symposium is delivered
There will be concurrent educational streams providing delegates with the opportunity to access a broad adult and paediatric programme.
A light lunch is provided with intervals to explore an extensive exhibition including company representatives and charitable services.
Attending the symposium will contribute to NMC revalidation and CPD for other healthcare professionals. An official certificate of attendance is provided.