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Presentation slides: Improving Continence Care in Older People 2019

05 December 2019

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2019 was held on 13 September 2019 in Glasgow.

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Out-of-hospital management of UTIs in elderly patients

12 February 2019

Health Education England has commissioned an educational film, in collaboration with Public Health England’s Primary Care Unit, on the treatment of UTIs in older adults

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16. CGA in Primary Care Settings: Patients presenting with urinary incontinence

29 January 2019

Bladder control problems are a common problem in older people and result from a variety of causes. Continence issues are an essential part of any Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, and this guide examines the causes, assessment, management and treatments available.

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Mirabegron – useful for frail older people?

16 August 2018

Henry Woodford questions the validity of using bladder anticholinergic drugs for frail older people with urinary incontinence. He says it has not been tested in frail older people and may have its own longer-term adverse effects related to adrenergic stimulation. 

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Clinical guidelines

Dignity - supporting toilet access and use in frail older people

01/06/2006

The aim of the "Behind Closed Doors" campaign is to raise awareness that people, whatever their age and physical ability, should be able to choose to use the toilet in private in all care settings.

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus: treatment seeks disease

01 May 2018

Definitions of a disease typically revolve around finding a pathological process in a part of the body that produces an identifiable combination of symptoms and signs. Which parts of this are true for NPH?
 

 

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Continence Care in Residential and Nursing Homes

19 April 2018

Many of the residents are likely to have some degree of urinary incontinence or dysfunction.  Urinary incontinence in this setting should not be viewed as inevitable.  With good management it may be preventable.  Incontinence is a symptom of underlying problems.

Good practice guide

Clinical guidelines on urinary incontinence in women

27 January 2015

NICE quality standard on the assessment, care and treatment of urinary incontinence in women.

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What you should expect from your NHS bladder and bowel service

24 December 2011

The Royal College of Physicians published audit findings about the services and quality of care of people with bladder and bowel incontinence in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The audit was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality and Improvement Partnership.

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Age and Ageing Journal

Read our international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology

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