title: Commissioning continence services for children and young people.
abstract: The publication of Good Practice in Continence Services (Department of Health, 2000) was a major step forward in encouraging primary care trusts to focus their attention on the modernisation of continence services. Efforts to modernise included the development of integrated continence services (Rigby, 2001) while others focused on influencing service development (Thomas et al, 2004; RCN/Continence Foundation, 2004). Targets in the National Service Framework for Older People (DoH, 2001) - specifically Target Two on patient-centred care - have influenced the development of integrated continence services.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Nursing, London.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000534:rehabilitation*