title: Establishing a bowel dysfunction service within primary care.
abstract: Seeking professional help for the symptoms of incontinence is extremely difficult for many people. Even patients consulting a hospital specialist for bowel problems have difficulties reporting faecal incontinence as one of their symptoms (Johanson and Lafferty, 1996).
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D016730:Program Development; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006113:United Kingdom