Urinary incontinence

Summary

This NICE guideline covers the care of women with urinary incontinence. It gives advice on treatments for several types of urinary incontinence and related conditions, including stress incontinence, overactive bladder syndrome, which may involve urge incontinence, stress and urge incontinence occurring together.

It does not look at urinary incontinence caused specifically by diseases of the nervous system, urinary incontinence in men or in children, and faecal incontinence.

This guidance replaces TA56 Stress incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape.

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG40 Urinary incontinence: NICE guideline (MS Word format)
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: NICE guideline
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: full guideline
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: pullout
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: quick reference guide

For patients, carers and the public

• CG40 Urinary incontinence: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: understanding NICE guidance

Background information

• 2006/049 New NICE guidelines launched to improve treatment and care for millions of women suffering in silence

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• Urinary continence service commissioning guide
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: audit criteria
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice appendix: Stress and urge incontinence questionnaire
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice appendix: King's Health questionnaire
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: implementation advice
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: presenter slides
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: costing report
• CG40 Urinary incontinence: costing template