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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-volunteers/bobbie-minshull/
Bobbie Minshull - Colostomy UK
Mar 30, 2026 - Bobbie joined us as a volunteer in 2012 and is one of our most dedicated helpline volunteers. The most valuable thing that she and our other helpliners give to...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/shauna/
Shauna Ann - Colostomy UK
Sep 16, 2025 - Meet Shauna, our Community Liaison! I have been working in the charity sector for the past 3 years. I previously worked as a contract writer after getting my...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/love-and-relationships/
Love, sex and relationships - Colostomy UK
Aug 7, 2025 - Love, sex and relationships. Regardless of your sexual orientation, it's natural to feel concerned about how stoma surgery might affect existing or future...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/what-is-a-stoma/
What is a stoma? - Colostomy UK - Supporting and empowering you
Oct 24, 2025 - What is a stoma? A stoma is an opening on the surface of the abdomen which has been surgically created to divert the flow of faeces or urine.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/
Colostomy UK - A UK charity supporting people with a stoma
Mar 31, 2026 - We are Colostomy UK, a UK-based charity dedicated to providing support and guidance. If you have questions or need to speak with someone experienced in living...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/login/
Login - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/active-ostomates/creative-minds-art/
Creative Minds Art - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/active-april/
Step up for stomas, Active April 2026 - Colostomy UK
Feb 12, 2026 - Step up for Stomas and Get Active this April! Our annual Step Up For Stomas challenge is back and better than ever, and this year we are asking you to take...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/support/tidings/
Tidings - Support magazine from Colostomy UK
Feb 23, 2026 - Colostomy UK's flagship magazine Tidings is hailed by ostomates and healthcare professionals alike for the support and information that it provides readers
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Training Materials | Colostomy UK
Browse all products in the Training Materials category from Colostomy UK.
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Donate your unwanted items - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/
Information - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/site-map/
A-Z Site Map - Colostomy UK
Jun 21, 2021 - • Colostomy Association • How we help and support you, your family and carers Our Mission From the beginning our mission has been to listen, to inform and to...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-trustees/giorgia-callaghan/
Giorgia Callaghan: Trustee with Fundraising Experience - Colostomy UK
Nov 21, 2025 - Giorgia is a humanitarian, with career-long experience working in the international development and charity sector. She has worked for several not-for-profit...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/active-ostomates/virtualart/
Active Ostomates: at Home - Virtual Art Classes - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/campaign-archive/smash-social-exclusion-stoma-aware-day-2023/
Smash Social Exclusion - Stoma Aware Day 2023 - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/fundraising/events-and-activities/
Events and Activities - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/leanne-wood/
Leanne Wood - Colostomy UK
Jul 22, 2024 - Leanne joined the team in March 2023 as our Operations Manager. She’s worked in the charity sector for 15 years, delivering a range of services to disabled...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-volunteers/pete-vernon/
Pete Vernon - Colostomy UK
Mar 4, 2026 - Discover Pete's inspiring journey of life after rectal cancer and living with a stoma. From diagnosis to advocacy, he shares how resilience and openness helped...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-volunteers/emily-hackworthy/
Emily Hackworthy - Colostomy UK
Sep 22, 2025 - Finding Purpose Through ConnectionFor Emily, life changed dramatically in 2017 when she received her stoma. The journey that followed wasn’t easy, but it gave...
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Home | Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/stoma-problems/
Stoma problems - pancaking, ballooning, discharge, - Colostomy UK
Dec 18, 2025 - Advice on common stoma problems such a pancaking, ballooning, discharge, hernias, sore skin, diarrhoea, constipation and odour.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/ross-othen-reeves/
Ross Othen-Reeves - Colostomy UK
Jul 24, 2024 - Ross is our Writer and Researcher, and edits Tidings Magazine, one of Colostomy UK's main support resources (so check out the online version or sign up for the...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/2020/10/
October 2020 - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-volunteers/isobel-bradley/
Isobel Bradley - Colostomy UK
Mar 4, 2026 - I was first diagnosed with cancer at 28, again at 31, and then thankfully went into remission. At 40, I faced another challenge when I was diagnosed with...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/colostomy-uk-arsenal-stoma-friendly/
Colostomy UK teams up with Arsenal to make Emirates Stadium more stoma friendly - Colostomy UK
Apr 17, 2026 - We’re proud to share that Colostomy UK has teamed up with Arsenal Football Club to make Emirates Stadium more stoma friendly.This is a major step forward for...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/brief-history/
Brief history - Colostomy UK
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Get involved and Volunteering - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/caring-person-stoma-dementia/
Caring for a person with a stoma and dementia - Colostomy UK
Aug 7, 2025 - Colostomy UK have partnered with Dementia UK to produce a guide to helping a person with dementia look after their stoma.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/exercise/
Exercise - Active ostomates - Colostomy UK
Jun 21, 2023 - Taking part in exercise and being an active ostomate can help recovery after stoma surgery and can help with long term wellbeing
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/managing-your-colostomy/
Managing your colostomy - Colostomy UK
Dec 16, 2025 - We have a wealth of knowledge to share about the experience of living with a colostomy and can give guidance on a wide range of issues.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/support/caring/
Stoma Care Workshop - Colostomy UK
Mar 5, 2026 - Our Stoma Care Workshop is aimed at anyone who looks after someone with any type of stoma to provide practical advice and guidance on stoma care.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/fundraising/leaving-colostomy-uk-a-gift-in-your-will/
Leaving Colostomy UK a gift in your will - Colostomy UK
Mar 13, 2026 - Colostomy UK has partnered with FreeWills.co.uk, an award-winning online service that allows you to create or update a fully comprehensive, legally binding...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-trustees/emma-parker-trustee/
Emma Parker - Trustee - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/active-ostomates/onlinemeditation/
Active Ostomates: at Home - Online Mindfulness and Meditation classes - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/stoma-aware-working-with-coronation-street/
Stoma Aware - Working with Coronation Street - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/jo-mckenzie/
Jo McKenzie - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/active-ostomates/walking-football/
Walking Football - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/irrigation/
Can I Irrigate?- Colostomy UK
Dec 16, 2025 - Irrigation is a method of colostomy management. Not all ostomates can irrigate and so you need discuss with your stoma care nurse first.
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-trustees/catherine-hunt/
Catherine Hunt - Trustee with HR experience - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/active-ostomates/ideas-getting-active/
Ways to get active - Colostomy UK
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Ria Robinson - Colostomy UK
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Seth Russell - Trustee with HR experience - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-volunteers/leslie-mello/
Leslie Mello - Colostomy UK
Mar 4, 2026 - Finding Hope and Giving Back: My Journey with Colostomy UKMy name is Leslie Mello, and in February 2023 my life took an unexpected turn when I needed emergency...
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Donate - Colostomy UK
Aug 5, 2025 - Every 39 minutes, somebody new has stoma surgery.With your support, we can be there for each and every one of them when they need us.It could be through...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/useful-articles-stomas/
Useful articles on stomas - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-trustees/steve-scoffield/
Steve Scoffield: Finance Trustee - Colostomy UK
Nov 4, 2022 - Steve was born in Worcester and lived in North Worcestershire until he moved with his family to North Devon in 1999. Married to Cathy, they have two daughters...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/fundraising/donate-while-you-shop/
Donate while you shop - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/prescriptions/
Obtaining stoma prescription supplies - Colostomy UK
Jan 20, 2026 - There are a number of options for arranging repeat prescriptions for your stoma supplies. Further information can be found by downloading our factsheet
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/radarkey/
RADAR key and photo ID Card - Colostomy UK
Apr 10, 2026 - A RADAR key costs just £3.50 and opens the door to over 9,000 accessible toilets in the UK. Toilets fitted with the National Key Scheme locks are found all...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/a-z-list/
A-Z List of our Factsheets and Information Booklets - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/support/helpline/
Stoma Helpline - Colostomy UK
Mar 11, 2026 - Our helpline – here to advise and help you Helpline The Colostomy Association is able to provide practical help, support and reassurance to ostomates, their...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/information/stoma-aware-training/
Stoma Aware Training - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/support/international-nurses-day-2020/
International Nurses Day 2020 - Colostomy UK
Jun 21, 2021 - International Nurses Day 2020 – 12th May Today is International Nurses Day and 2020 is International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Nurses and midwives make up...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/support/
Support - Colostomy UK - Supporting and empowering you
Mar 27, 2026 - Here if you have questions, need support or just want to talk to someone who lives with a stoma. Call us anytime on our free 24-hour helpline 0800 328 4257
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/our-president/
Our president - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/margi-pandya/
Margi Pandya - Colostomy UK
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/about-us/meet-the-staff/debbie-meredith/
Debbie Meredith - Colostomy UK
Mar 26, 2026 - Debbie, 52, has been married for thirty years and is a proud mum to two grown-up daughters, as well as the owner of a lively Cockapoo named Maisie. She began...
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/campaigns/airport-training/
Airport security training - Colostomy UK
Apr 15, 2026 - We offer training for airport security staff to help them better appreciate the needs that people with stomas have when travelling
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https://www.colostomyuk.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/
Become a volunteer - Colostomy UK
Sep 1, 2025 - Giving your time as a volunteer is a great way to support us. We have around 100 volunteers that support us in many ways; from attending open days and...
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