Impact Study in Practice

Katie began her career in the NHS over 23 years ago, having worked as an HCA prior to completing her registered nurse training in West London. In 2004, Katie was successfully appointed as the Urology Nurse Practitioner at Homerton Hospital. In 2006 Katie became actively involved in the development of a pelvic floor dysfunction service which incorporated a multidisciplinary service for female sufferers of urinary and faecal incontinence.

In 2019, Katie became the Clinical Lead for Continence in the South of England at Hollister and has continued to support the Catheter Service in South Essex as well initiate further catheter services in other areas.

Katie Heavens has worked with the British Journal of Nursing on a variety of topics including: Overactive Bladder Syndrome, Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation, and intermittent self-catheterization and has published two articles in the British Journal of Nursing.