Incontinence Resources

eLearning

Below find eLearning resources from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on the subject of urinary incontinence and from Health Education England's eLearning for Healthcare (eLfH) programme on mesh complications, supporting GPs to understand the symptoms of mesh complications and the referral process. 

RCGP:

• Urinary Tract Infections: A primary care puzzle (self assessed)^FREE

eLfH:

• Pelvic Mesh Complications (for GPs)^{FREE to NHS professionals} 

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the topic of incontinence and the UK Continence Study on best practice use for vaginal pessaries.  

NICE:

• Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Prolapse in Women: Management (NG123, Apr 2019)^FREE

UK Continence Study:

• UK Clinical Guideline for Best Practice in the use of Vaginal Pessaries for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Oct 2025)

Reviews

Below find journal review articles from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and an educational overview article from the RCGP's InnovAiT journal on the topic of urinary incontinence.

Articles from The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) below, which are not marked FREE or which are not open access, may require a subscription or institutional access to read the full content. Check with your university or hospital library regarding institutional access to articles from this journal. 

Access to InnovAiT is free to members of the RCGP through the MyRCGP login.

RCOG:

• Pelvic Floor Functional Bowel Disorders in Gynaecology (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2020; 22: 275–283)

InnovAiT:

• Urinary Incontinence in Women (InnovAiT 2019; 12(12): 690–696)^{FREE to RCGP members via MyRCGP member login}