Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to promote the commissioning of integrated paediatric continence services as a means of preventative healthcare in line with the aims of the Five Year Forward View.

The Department has had no formal discussions with NHS England on auditing the effect of its guidance Excellence in Continence Care on the quality of paediatric continence services.

NHS England continues to promote extensively its guidance both through traditional and social media and through engagement with key stakeholders.

The Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department for Education, has published links to the Paediatric Continence Commissioning Guide as part of its support for commissioners, providers and health professionals implementing the new system for Special Educational Need and Disability. Developed by the Paediatric Continence Forum and accredited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence this provides a specification for paediatric continence services which puts integration at its heart.