Rianne Meersschaert from Breda, who has multiple sclerosis and says she can become incontinent without warning, is campaigning for a single national toilet pass for people with urgent bladder or bowel problems. She currently uses a personalised pass to ask to move to the front of queues, but says she sometimes faces questions, negotiations or laughter before being allowed to use a toilet immediately.

Meersschaert founded the National Toilet Pass Foundation last week. The initiative supports 23 interest groups and aims to persuade organisations that issue separate passes to adopt one joint pass instead. She said there are currently 12 different toilet passes for conditions including multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.