Continence – Promotion and Management by the Primary Health Care Team – Concencus Guidelines

Denise Button BSc(Hons), MSC, RN, RNT, Postgraduate student, School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester. Formerly Project Officer, Castlefields Health Centre, Runcorn, Cheshire. Brenda Roe PhD, RN, FRSH, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Human Ageing, University of Liverpool. Formerly Senior Research Fellow, Health Services Research Unit, University of Oxford. Christine Webb BA (Hons), MSc, PhD, RN, RSCN, RNT, Professor of Health Studies, Institute of Health Studies, University of Plymouth. Formerly Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing Studies, University of Manchester. Tony Frith MB, ChB, MRCGP, General Practitioner, Castlefields Health Centre, Runcorn, Cheshire. David Colin-Thome MB, BS, FRCGP, D(Obst) RCOG, DCH, (Hon)MFPHM, General Practitioner, Castlefields Health Centre, Runcorn, Cheshire. Lance Gardner MSc, RN, RHV, NPDip, Professional Development Officer, Queens Nursing Institute and Salford Community Health Care NHS Trust. Formerly Business/General Manger and Nurse Practitioner, Castlefields Health Centre, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Summary of guideline statements; draft guidelines; systematic review of the literature; recommendations for further research and development; example of good practice; useful resources; useful addresses; methodolgy.