Useful documents for continence nurse specialists
- Published: 01 May 2008 23:36
- Last Updated: 01 May 2008 23:43
A round up of the most useful documents and guidelines in continence care
Department of Health
Good practice in continence services, Department of Health
NSF for children, young people and maternity services, DH
Continence exemplar, DH (This is a patient pathway, illustrating key themes in the NSF)
Guidelines for Referral for suspected cancer, DH
Royal College of Nursing
Catheter care guide for nurse, Royal College of Nursing (Supports the Skills for Health competencies)
Improving continence care for patients: the role of the nurse, RCN
Paediatric assessment of toilet training readiness and the issuing of products, RCN
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Guidelines on faecal incontinence, NICE
The management of urinary incontinence in women, NICE
Urinary incontinence - implementation advice, NICE
Urinary incontinence - costing template, NICE
Other useful documents
Competencies for urinary incontinence, Skills for Health
Guidelines for rectal irrigation, Burdett Institute
National audit of continence care for older people 2006, Royal College of Physicians
Continence care in care homes - a framework to gather and share key information
