Written question asked by Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 16 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 2006. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 6 February 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Paediatric Continence Services

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what action she plans to take to promote the development of integrated paediatric continence services in every primary care trust;

Answer: Primary care trusts will be assessed increasingly against the standards identified in the national service framework for children, young people and maternity services, and their progress toward meeting these standards, including standard six, which recommends integrated paediatric continence services. This is in line with our assessment that integrated community-based paediatric continence services, informed by our previous guidance, ““Good Practice in Paediatric Continence Services””, can help children with incontinence problems and their parents or carers to access care and treatment more easily. The guidance is available on the Department's website at: www. cgsupport.nhs.uk/PDFs/articles/good_practice_ paediatric_continence_services.pdf.

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