1 Recommendations | HealthTech draft guidance | One-piece closed bags for colostomies: Late Stage Assessment | Consultations

1.1Stoma care services should have access to the full range of one-piece closed bags available for prescription in the NHS, so that adults with a colostomy can have the most appropriate bag for them. 1.2A healthcare professional and the person with a colostomy should decide together which one-piece closed bag to use. 1.3There is not enough evidence to determine whether price variations between different one-piece closed bags for adults with a colostomy are justified. So, try using the least expensive bag if more than 1 bag is:clinically appropriate meets the preferences and needs of the person with a colostomy (including preventing leakage, seepage and peristomal skin complications). What information is neededMore information is needed to determine whether price variation can be justified between one-piece closed bags for adults with a colostomy. Key outcomes and information that should be captured include:leakage and seepageperistomal skin complicationsimpact on psychological and soci...