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Professional Advisory Committee

ERIC's Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) is made up of expert professionals working in the field of childhood bowel and bladder health. They advise us on the latest medical research and best practice and review all our information resources. The Committee also includes a parent representative. You can find out more about the PAC members here.

To find out more about becoming a member of the PAC, please email ERIC's CEO Juliette Randall: [email protected].

Janet Wootton - Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist (Chair)

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Janet Wootton

I’m a registered nurse and midwife and have worked for the NHS for 35 years.

Working as a school health nurse enabled me to gain the relevant experience to become an enuresis specialist nurse. I was responsible for developing an integrated Paediatric Bowel & Bladder service for York NHS Trust. This service provides nurse-led clinics in York and the surrounding areas for children and young people with daytime and night time wetting, dysfunctional voiding and recurrent urinary tract infections and constipation.

I have recently moved roles and now work as the Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist – Paediatric Bladder Services at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust). This is broadening my experience enormously due to the number and complexity of the issues faced on a daily basis.

I enjoy singing, ballroom dancing, swimming and walking our dog Holly. My husband Chris and I have three grown up children and one grandchild.

Published: 10th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Kate Blakeley - Consultant Paediatric Clinical Psychologist

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Kate Blakeley

I’m a consultant paediatric clinical psychologist and work with children and teenagers across a range of medical specialities but with a specific area of expertise in gastroenterology and related surgery.

As well as working with individual children and teenagers and their families, I also liaise with schools and other agencies. This work has always been in a multidisciplinary context. My approach is holistic and I work from a variety of psychological models.

I work at The Royal London Hospital for Children and live in North London.

Published: 11th May, 2016

Updated: 11th November, 2016

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Fiona Boorman - Paediatric Bladder & Bowel Specialist Nurse

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Fiona Boorman

I began my nursing career with two placements at Great Ormond Street Hospital (renal medicine and renal surgery) which sparked a lifelong interest in wee and poo and led to my role as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in paediatric bladder and bowel. Before nursing, I worked in special schools both day and residential, developing my interest in explaining bodily functions to those with challenging learning and behavioural needs.

I am fortunate that my role as a trainer for ERIC enables me to inspire various professionals to improve facilitation of toilet training, particularly for children with additional needs. In my various roles I have observed that these children are often sidelined or toilet training is very much delayed (which reduces effectiveness) due to the lack of support, commitment, funding and training available.

I hope that my role within the PAC will allow me to flag up the needs of these youngsters, whose voices are often unheard.

When I am not talking about these topics, I can be found knitting bowels (see my Wee and Poo knitting patterns!), making paper mache poo, enjoying many crafts and meddling in the lives of my large family.

I've also produced a series of videos designed to educate school staff about bladder and bowel health: read more and view the videos here.

Published: 12th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Fiona Cameron - Community Paediatrician

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Fiona Cameron

I’m an Associate Specialist in Community Paediatrics in Scotland. My interest in continence care started with my partner's stories about how his family reacted when he wet the bed and continued when my children also wet.

Working in community care I have been involved in developing and participating in all aspects of the provision of continence services across Lanarkshire. We have nurse-led enuresis clinics and are hoping to appoint specialist nursing posts but at the moment the specialist continence clinics are mine alone. As a community paediatrician, I specialise in autism spectrum disorder, learning disability and behavioural management, so I am comfortable with the more complex continence cases.

I coordinate local clinical meetings and was a founder member of the Scottish Continence Interest Group.

I have three mostly grown-up children, two cats, three chickens and, as of recently, one husband, whom I met at a bedwetting conference in Malaga.

Published: 13th May, 2016

Updated: 30th January, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Joanna Clothier - Consultant in Paediatric Nephrology & Bladder Disorders

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Jo ClothierI am a consultant in the Nephro-Urology department at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

I have a full time clinical consultant post and currently spend 50% of my time in paediatric nephrology looking after children with chronic kidney disease before and after kidney transplantation. The rest of my time I work in the paediatric bladder service. I am actively involved in seeing paediatric bladder referrals from across the South East of England in the secondary/tertiary care clinic at the Evelina.

I am skilled in the investigation of bladder conditions through both non-invasive and invasive urodynamics. I have experience in anatomical, neurological and functional urinary incontinence. I also look after over 200 children with Posterior Urethral Valve (PUV) in a combined specialist clinic with Paediatric Urology.

I am actively involved in teaching and research in relation to bladder disorders.

Published: 14th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Andrea Jordan - Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Andrea Jordan

I have 21 years’ experience as a children’s nurse, having qualified in 1996. In 2002 I commenced as a specialist nurse and subsequently completed my degree and Master’s degree and qualified as a Children’s Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Non-Medical Prescriber.

Working at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, my role as Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Paediatric Surgery/Urology department includes the provision of care, teaching and advice to children, their families and to their care team members. The children I meet have a diverse range of underlying diagnoses and problems including those involving their bladder and urinary system and/or their bowel.

My team and I work closely with a range of specialist colleagues including the Paediatric Surgeons/Urologists and gastroenterologists and community-based staff including paediatricians and nurses. We also provide our own specialist nurse clinics for children and perform nurse-led investigations to aid diagnosis and assess progress.

Published: 15th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Alison Wardley - Community Nurse

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Alison Wardley

I’m the team manager for children’s community nursing, including the children’s continence service, at Bedfordshire Community Health Services.

My first nursing placement was on a specialist gastro surgical ward, so bowels were firmly set within the foundations of my career!

I’ve worked in a variety of community children’s nursing roles for 20 years. Whilst undertaking my degree in 2011, I studied the benefit of community nurse-led bowel clinics and have since developed practice in our area. This has led to improved outcomes for children, teenagers and their families. I’m keen to promote early intervention and prevention by educating and supporting those who work with children to be aware of good practice in continence care.

I’ve two teenage daughters, a dog and last but not least my husband, who have all learnt to tolerate toilet discussions as a normal part of family life!

Published: 17th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Joanna Williams - Play Specialist

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Joanna Williams

I live in Beddau, just outside LLantrisant, and work as a play leader in my local hospital, The Royal Glamorgan Hospital. I’ve worked on the ward for the past nine years.

My role is to provide the children with distraction and play during their stay in hospital and help make their time on the ward less stressful.

For the past year I’ve been involved with the constipation clinic, introducing play and coping techniques to help children who are admitted to the ward for clear-outs, and those dealing with constipation out in the community. I also rave about the help and resources that ERIC provide!

Published: 18th May, 2016

Updated: 5th February, 2018

Author: Kerry Vevers

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Sammy Randall - Occupational Therapist

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Sammy Randall I am a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist with 8 years of experience working with children, young people and families in mainstream and special schools, their homes and community settings. I have worked with children with a range of conditions and complex needs over the course of my career, and in particular with children with physical disability and neurological conditions.


Whilst working for the NHS I set up an integrated continence service in collaboration with my nursing colleagues. This resulted in children achieving greater outcomes in relation to toileting independence. I am currently working in a charitable organisation delivering neuro-rehabilitation to children with Acquired Brain Injury.


As an Occupational Therapist, I believe that what a child is able (or unable) to do has a direct impact on their health and wellbeing. Occupational Therapist’s have a role within the multidisciplinary team to support children to develop the functional skills necessary for achieving toileting independence. I continue to be inspired by the work of ERIC and their unwavering commitment to achieving best practice in continence care.

Published: 8th August, 2019

Author: Bethan Grant

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Debbie Loosemore - Parent Representative

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I live in the north of England with my husband and 2 children aged 10 and 8, and my profession is that of a midwife, so I have a keen interest in all things medical. I was first introduced to ERIC by Janet Wootton, who we met in her previous role at York hospital.

My eldest son has had bladder and bowel issues for over 7 years. I was always the parent with the several changes of clothes when we went anywhere. It was only when I potty trained my youngest that I realised my eldest had a problem and shouldn't be having accidents everyday, several times a day. It has been a long uphill struggle, with good days and not so good days, and we are now under the care of the Evelina hospital in London.

I felt really alone when my son was first diagnosed. How would he cope when he started school? Would his new friends call him names? How would he manage a sleepover? It was however a huge surprise to know I was not alone and I discovered how many other children and parents were dealing with similar thoughts and issues.

As a family we have learnt to adapt. Whenever we go anywhere new we always seek out where the nearest toilet is and look for places to stay with washing machines. I try not to shout as I know it is not his fault but there have been times when my frustration has got the better of me. Toilet talk is a common topic of conversation in our house!!

We recently took part in a video for the latest ERIC conference. It was lovely to do something to help promote the ongoing work of the charity and help other parents and children in similar situations.  I have an interest in spreading the word about how many children are living with bowel and bladder problems and the impact this has on their day to day lives, especially within the school setting.

Published: 8th August, 2019

Author: Bethan Grant

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