Urinary Incontinence

This PSP was established in October 2006 and was originally called a 'Working Partnership'.  Three overlapping subgroups of people affected by incontinence were defined as being important to the work:

1. Those affected by incontinence that is idiopathic or which is a symptom or result of a condition or disease which is not acute and which is treatable in primary care. For example Stress Urinary Incontinence, Over-active Bladder, or Enuresis (bedwetting).
2. Those affected by incontinence resulting from acute illness or trauma or from conditions or diseases which cause wide-ranging disabilities in addition to incontinence, whether acquired or congenital. For example as a result of prostate surgery, Spinal Cord Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Spina Bifida, Cauda Equina Syndrome, or certain learning disabilities.
3. Elderly people affected by incontinence, whether clinical or functional (ie, as a result of reduced mobility or dementia).

The Urinary Incontinence PSP Top 10 was published in November 2008.

Articles and publications

The Top 10 Priorities

Impact after the Top 10

Key documents