Continence NZ contracted Sapere to undertake an independent analysis of the current state of continence services in District Health Boards (DHBs) in New Zealand. The purpose is to profile what is currently happening for service delivery against known good practice and then to make comment on that for the future for New Zealand.

The methodology included a rapid literature scan, interviews with key Continence NZ staff, independent analysis of surveys of DHB services that were undertaken previously by Continence NZ, and a cost-benefit analysis.