abstract: To the editor, I would like to congratulate Carol Davis on her excellent summary of the issues facing nurses dealing with faecal incontinence (NOP (2008) 20, 3, 25). As Dr Davis points out, while standards set out in the National Service Framework for Older People and the Department of Health guidance Good Practice in Continence Services highlight the importance of proper assessment and management of continence, we are far from establishing a truly integrated continence service that encompasses care sectors across the board.
authors.affiliation: Lambhill Court Limited, Glasgow.
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ballantyne