On 24 February, the members of the Urge to Act Alliance met online to catch up on latest developments around continence care, research and policy across Europe. Dianne Gove (Director for Public Involvement and Ethics) attended on behalf of Alzheimer Europe and shared perspectives from Alzheimer Europe’s earlier work on continence care and dementia, particularly in relation to the issue of shame and stigma. Information and recommendations from that work have been incorporated into an upcoming report from the alliance about continence problems experienced by people with a broad range of conditions, including dementia. One of the objectives of the Alliance is to ensure that men have equal access to continence bins in communal toilets, which is what Alzheimer Europe organised for the first time at its 2025 Annual Conference in Bologna.
