Living with a Urinary Catheter - Hydration Guide - Flipbook - Page 2
Introduction
Fittleworth has worked in partnership with Urology Clinical Liaison Nurse
Christine Parsons, Urology Clinical Nurse Advisor Katie Heavens RGN Dip and
Laura Coster BSc (Hons), HCPC Registered, mBDA to create this hydration guide.
Christine Parsons
Christine Parson’s career began in 1983 and she has over 36
years nursing experience. She has spent the past 12 years
specialising in Urology; 5½ of those working as a Urology
Clinical Liaison Nurse at Fittleworth. Christine has a wealth
of knowledge and a real passion for both Urology and
Continence, which she passes to both the patients she
supports and employees at Fittleworth to better improve
the service it provides.
Laura Coster
Laura is an NHS and private practice dietitian who sees
patients one-to-one and presents nutrition workshops
around the UK. She has held four Senior Dietitian posts in
the NHS and has helped urology patients on hospital wards
and in clinics.
Katie Heavens
Katie Heavens began her career in the NHS over 23 years ago,
having worked as a Healthcare Advisor prior to completing
her registered nurse training in West London. In 2004, Katie
was successfully appointed as the Urology Nurse Practitioner
at Homerton Hospital and in 2007 became the Continence
Nurse Specialist at Basildon Hospital. In 2015, Katie became
a Clinical Nurse Advisor in Urology for Fittleworth and has
an honorary contract with North East London Foundation
Trust.
Katie has also worked with the British Journal of Nursing on
a variety of topics including: Over Active Bladder Syndrome,
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation, and intermittent selfcatheterisation and has published two articles in the British
Journal of Nursing.