Stoma Helpline We’re here 24 hours a day: 0800 328 4257
Stoma Helpline We’re here 24 hours a day: 0800 328 4257
Advertise with us.
Did you know that by advertising with Colostomy UK you can reach tens of thousand’s of people who are living with a stoma in the UK, plus their family members, carers, and health professionals too.
We offer a range of Print and Digital options including through our Tidings magazine, and website.
There is something for all budget sizes. Why not download our 2025 Media Guide and please do get in touch at getinvolved@colostomyuk.org if you have any questions.
Forums and projects
We represent people living with stomas on a number of different forums covering Health and Social Care, the NHS, patient rights, Scotland, Aviation, and Voluntary services.
PIPS Patients Industry Professionals Forum
Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Patient and Public Community Forum
Department of Health and Social care MedTech Patient Engagement Forum.
NICE Voluntary and Community Sector Forum
Frimley Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance
NICE Late Stage Assessment Closed Colostomy bags.
Aviation
Air travel figures prominently in many peoples minds and we receive a huge number of enquiries on our Stoma Helpline from people about to go abroad for the first time since surgery. Because of this we have devoted considerable resources to engaging directly with the aviation industry.
Our role as a member of these forums is to influence and advise on everything from security procedures and policy to airport signage and toilet facilities. The aim of the forums is for continual improvement for the passenger journey. Supporting the airport to be a more inclusive and accessible organisation. Through the forum we collaborate with airport staff, contractors, individuals with lived experience of a disability, airlines and other charities.
Airport Accessibility Forums we attend
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Luton
Stansted
Heathrow
Gatwick
Cardiff
Cornwall
We have also delivered training, supported various airlines and assisted travel organisations with their training videos (for example British Airways and ABM) to raise awareness about what a stoma is and people’s needs.
Our Chief Executive had also been involved for several years in the Civil Aviation Access to Travel panel. More recently she has worked with Customer Centric Consultancy in an advisory capacity to update the Persons with disabilities document for the Airports Council International. Shared and advised on the challenges people living with a stoma have been experiencing with the new security scanners at the Airport Security Group. She has also been invited to a number of sessions with the new Department for Transport Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group that launched in November 2024.
Press & Media
Whether it’s accurate information and statistics about any aspect of living with a stoma you’re after, or are looking for our input in to a potential story line through providing quotes or case studies, please get in touch by emailing getinvolved@colostomyuk.org
We’ve got a great record of delivering with National and Regional Television, Radio, Digital, and Print media including BBC TV and Radio, ITV, Sky News, The Metro, Radio Times, and Daily Mirror, and recently supported ITV with the Bethany Platt Stoma storyline.
Corporate Support
Partnerships
