This report was produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Continence Care in May 2011, and is aimed at being a guidance tool for GP consortia to commission improved continence services.
An integrated continence service should be clinically-driven, patient-sensitive and treatment focused. Evidence-based clinical pathways can deliver significant cost savings to the NHS by reducing catheterisations, pressure ulcers, hospitalisation for urinary tract infections, admission to care homes, and product usage.