Help & Advice Blog

World Toilet Day might seem like one of the more out there days of the year, but it actually spreads a very important message about sanitation and the condition of public facilities worldwide. In the UK alone, a massive 40% of public toilets have been closed over the last decade. Many more have fallen into…

World Kindness Day is coming up on Tuesday 13th November, and I think we can all agree that the world could do with more kindness! Working in the healthcare industry, you see and hear about extraordinary acts of kindness each day from nurses, loved ones and sometimes complete strangers. However, on occasion, we also hear…

As all ostomates will know, diet can be the most difficult thing about having a stoma. It’s important to know how certain foods and drinks affect your body and your stoma. Of course, Halloween is one such time of year when sugar seems to become one of the main food groups. For parents who have…

At GoldCare, we pride ourselves on providing an effortless service that benefits the lives of our customers in many ways. No matter your age or the stage of your stoma journey, we’re confident that using our delivered service can help to simplify and enhance your life by saving you the most important thing that we…

Children across the UK are preparing to go back to school in the coming week, many for the first time. However, amongst the photos of children in their brand new uniforms there will be a small minority of children who are going to school with more than just books in their bags. School is tough…

There’s an old veterinary adage that says, “if you put a cat and bunch of broken bones in the same room, the bones will heal”. Well, the 8th August marks International Cat Day, so we did some research to find out about the potential healing power of a cats purr. As crazy as it might…