Linda Readding discusses the types of stoma appliances available to patients and looks at the necessity for thorough assessment of a patient's needs before prescribing products.
Linda Readding RGN, Dip DN, DN Cert, BSc (Hons), Cert HE ENB216 is a Clinical Nurse Specialist Stoma Care, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, West Yorkshire.
Article accepted for publication September 2001