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NDM8252 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Incontinence
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Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Plenary (Item 5)
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Incontinence
NDM8252 Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff
Central)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes that:
a) incontinence remains a taboo subject for
both women and men despite being a significant public health issue;
b) there is over 90 per cent incidence
of perineal trauma among first-time mothers during childbirth, which can lead
to incontinence issues;
c) 75 per cent of women do not seek
medical help for their incontinence despite it affecting their quality of life
irrespective of severity;
d) men suffer from incontinence too,
particularly in later life but it is a largely hidden problem.
2. Calls on the Welsh Government to develop
a strategy for tackling the causes and consequences of incontinence and to
raise awareness of the issue among the public.
Co-submitters
Joyce
Watson (Mid and West Wales)
Minutes:
The item started at 15.19
NDM8252 Jenny Rathbone
(Cardiff Central)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes that:
a)
incontinence remains a taboo subject for both women and men despite being a
significant public health issue;
b)
there is over 90 per cent incidence of perineal trauma among first-time
mothers during childbirth, which can lead to incontinence issues;
c) 75 per
cent of women do not seek medical help for their incontinence despite it
affecting their quality of life irrespective of severity;
d) men
suffer from incontinence too, particularly in later life but it is a largely
hidden problem.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to develop a strategy for tackling the causes and
consequences of incontinence and to raise awareness of the issue among the
public.
Co-submitters
Joyce Watson (Mid and West Wales)
Altaf Hussain (South Wales West)
Sioned Williams (South Wales West)
The
motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.