<p>A year of relentless lobbying by the RCN Continence Care Forum, supported by RCN Forum for Nurses Working with Older People, led to an announcement from Paul Boateng (then health minister) that there was to be a national review of continence services. New guidance for continence services will be with us this month. We must ensure that this review is not just a paper exercise and continue to lobby for investment in continence services. The RCN had two nurse representatives on the national working group developing the new guidance. We need all nurses to continue being proactive with the RCN campaign for the provision of minimum standards.</p>