Continence Service
The Continence Service aims to alleviate the psychological problems to which a person may encounter due to bladder or bowel symptom problems resulting from incontinence. The objective of this service is to provide financial support to those persons by partial or full subsidy of continence products.
WHAT YOU'LL GET
Scheme A: Entitlement for a supply of fully subsidised products, as per table below (as per general practitioner’s subscription and assessment by the Continence Nurse).
Scheme B: Entitlement for a supply of partially subsidised products (as per general practitioner’s subscription and assessment by the Continence Nurse).
ELIGIBILITY
General eligibility criteria:
- Scheme A: In possession of a valid Special Identity-EU (SID-EU) Card issued by the Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) and suffering from incontinence as certified by the applicant’s General Practitioner. Applicants have to be at least two (2) years of age.
- Scheme B: A senior citizen over sixty (60) years of age and suffering from incontinence as certified by the applicant’s General Practitioner.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
- Filled application form including the medical report signed by the applicant’s General Practitioner. Click here to download the medical report
- Copy of Special ID-EU Card for those applying for Scheme A
If you wish to download and fill in the application, please follow this link
If you have any suggestions, recommendations and complaints, kindly get in touch
| Product | Price per product | Product | Price per product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diapers | Pull-Ups | ||
| Small Adult Diapers | €0.18 | Small Adult Pull-Ups | €0.44 |
| Medium Adult Diapers | €0.21 | Medium Adult Pull-Ups | €0.42 |
| Large Adult Diapers | €0.25 | Large Adult Pull-Ups | €0.46 |
| Extra Large Adult Diapers | €0.33 | Extra Large Adult Pull-Ups | €0.46 |
| Pads | Inco-Sheets | ||
| Small Female Absorbent Pads | €0.10 | Small Inco-Sheets 60x40 | €0.08 |
| Large Female Absorbent Pads | €0.12 | Large Inco-Sheets 60x90 | €0.14 |
| Male Absorbent Pads | €0.16 | ||
| Should the applicant require to change or increase products, your General Practitioner must fill in the referral form. Click here to download referral form. |