Urinary Problems Resources

eLearning

Below find an eLearning resource from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) on the topic of urinary problems.

RCGP:

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

Guidelines

Below find guideline resources from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK Continence Study, and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) on the topic of urinary problems.

RCOG:

• Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome (GTG No. 70, 2016)^FREE

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)^FREE

SIGN: 

• Management of Suspected Bacterial Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Women (SIGN 160, Sep 2020)^FREE

Reviews

Below find journal review articles from the RCOG, a research article from the RCGP's British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) and an educational overview article from the RCGP's InnovAiT journal, all on the subject of urinary problems.

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:

• Urethral Caruncles ((The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2024; 26: 183–188)
• What's New in Guidance? Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (NICE guideline NG 123) (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2024; 26: 95–96)^FREE
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A critical review of the currently available treatment options (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2020; 22: 115–21)
• Urethral Diverticulum (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2015; 17: 125–29)
• The Psychosocial Impact of Urinary Incontinence in Women (The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2011; 13: 143–48)

BJGP:

• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections and Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Women: A cross-sectional study in primary care (British Journal of General Practice 2024; 74 (746): e619-e627)^FREE

InnovAiT:

• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Women (InnovAiT 2019; 12(12): 697–702)^{FREE to RCGP members via MyRCGP member login}