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Ileostomy and Internal Pouch Association, known as IA, is a registered charity supporting people living with an ileostomy or internal pouch, their families, friends and carers.

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IA statement: UK airport security

21st Aug 2025

IA has released the following statement in response to increasing concerns around the issues people living with a stoma are facing when travelling through U.K. […]

Professor Neil Smart – Tribute

17th Jun 2025

IA is very sad to share the news of the recent death of Professor Neil Smart, PhD, FRCS, one of our trustees and co-chair of […]

Breaking the Taboo

29th Jan 2025

Living with an internal pouch can feel isolating, but by sharing our stories, we aim to help others feel supported and heard. In a recent […]

Raising the voice of specialist stoma care nurses: a call for a national strategy in stoma care

27th Sep 2024

In the UK, stoma care has no national standards, targets or best practice pathway, resulting in significant variation and an undervalued service. As members of […]

CommonGround: Supporting the emotional wellbeing of people with long term conditions – Recruitment closed

17th May 2024

Recruitment Now Closed If you are living with a long term physical health condition which does not include a mental illness as listed on the […]

Mental Health Awareness Week: 13-19 May 2024

14th May 2024

Mental Health Awareness Week: get moving for good mental health Mental Health Awareness Week, 13-19 May, focuses on the theme of ‘Movement: moving more for […]

IA Information Day 2023 – Video Presentations

18th Oct 2023

If you were unable to attend IA’s information day this year we are pleased to share that the video presentations from each of our speakers […]

Advancing Stoma Care Services: Evidence-based Proposals for a Best Practice Pathway (ASCS)

9th Oct 2023

Today at the Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK Annual Conference, closely following on from Ostomy Awareness Day, Coloplast UK and Ireland has announced that […]

One2One Support Volunteer Training

31st Aug 2023

We’re pleased to announce dates for the next online “Effective Communication Skills” course for IA members wishing to become One2One Support Volunteers. This is a […]

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