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Professional
The British Pain Society aims to produce contemporary guidance,
supported by available evidence, on clinical and other pain
matters. Documents are updated three yearly to incorporate
relevant new information.
The following British Pain Society publications are available
to download in PDF format. If you would like hard copies of
any of the publications, please complete and return a copy
of the Publications
order form. You can also email your order to publications@britishpainsociety.org.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
computer, download
it here and follow the instructions to download the relevant
software:
Click on the publication name below to see the publication's
details and access download links:
| Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice (2010) |
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| Cancer Pain Management (2010) |
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| The recognition and assessment of
acute pain in Children (2009) |
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| Spinal cord stimulation for the management
of pain: recommendations for best practice (2009) |
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| A case of neuropathic pain (2008) |
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| Pain Mechanisms DVD (available as
hard copy only) (2008) |
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| Guidelines for Competencies of PwSI (2008) |
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| Help the Aged - Pain in Older People:
Reflections and Experiences from an older person's persepctive
(2008) |
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| Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists: Good Practice
in Postoperative and Procedural Pain (2008) |
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| Intrathecal drug delivery for the
management of pain and spasticity in adults; recommendations
for best clinical practice (2008) |
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| The assessment of pain in older people: National Guidelines
(2007) |
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| Recommended guidelines for pain management
programmes for adults (2007) |
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| The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care
and pain management (2005) |
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| Good practice in the management of
continuous epidural analgesia in the hospital setting
(2004) |
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| A Practical Guide to the Provision of Chronic Pain Services
for Adults in Primary Care (2004) |
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| Pain management services: good practice
(2003) |
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| Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for
the treatment of back pain and leg pain of spinal origin
(2002) |
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| Recommendations for nursing practice
in pain management (2002) |
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| Provision of Pain Services (1997) |
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| Anaesthetists and non-acute pain management (1993) |
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Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice
(2010)
A consensus statement prepared on behalf of the British Pain
Society, the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College
of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of General Practitioners
and the Faculty of Addictions, Royal College of Psychiatrists
Hard copies of this document are available on request from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. This publication includes the information
pamphlet Opioids for persistent
pain - information for patients (available
on our patient pages in this
publications section). Members of the Society are entitled
to two free copies, additional copies can be purchased at
a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members can order copies at
a cost of £3.00/copy.
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Cancer Pain Management
(2010)
A perspective from the British Pain Society, supported by
the Association for Palliative Medicine and the Royal College
of General Practitioners.
You can download a copy of the 2010 document,
free of charge, by clicking the image below.
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The recognition and assessment of acute
pain in Children (2009)
A publication by the Royal College
of Nursing, endorsed by the British Pain Society can be downloaded,
free of charge, from the Royal College of Nursing website
at: http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/269185/003542.pdf
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Spinal cord stimulation for the management
of pain (2009)
This consensus document, produced in conjunction with the
Society of British Neurological Surgeons, clarifies the rationale
for the use of spinal cord stimulation for pain, gives guidance
regarding patient selection, and makes recommendations regarding
the context in which therapy should be delivered.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. This publication includes the information
pamphlet Spinal cord stimulation
for pain - Information for patients (please
go to the patient pages in this
publications section, or click
here to view a copy). Members of the Society are entitled
to two free copies, additional copies can be purchased at
a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members can order copies at
a cost of £3.00 each.
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A case of neuropathic pain (2008)
You can download a copy of the 2008 document,
free of charge, by clicking the image below.
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Pain Mechanisms DVD - Prepared by
the British Pain Society as an educational tool for practitioners
in primary care. (2008)
Available on CD (at £5 each) from the Secretariat '
An introduction to the neurophysiology of pain, peripheral
and central mechanisms by Professor Anthony Dickenson. Introduced
by Dr Joan Hester.'
To order your copy now, please contact the Secretariat on:
020 7269 7840 or by email at: info@britishpainsociety.org
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Guidelines for
Competencies of PwSI (2008)
These guidelines were launched,
with cardiology, respiratory, older person, diabetes at a
Department of Health meeting on Wednesday 17th September 2008.
You can download a copy of the 2008 document,
free of charge, by clicking the image below.
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Help the Aged - Pain in Older People: Reflections
and Experiences from an older person's persepctive (2008)
You can download a copy of the 2008 document, free of charge,
by clicking the image below.
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Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists:
Good Practice in Postoperative and Procedural Pain (2008)
You can download a copy of the 2008 document,
free of charge, by clicking the images below.
Part 1
Part 2
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Intrathecal drug delivery for the
management of pain and spasticity in adults; recommendations
for best clinical practice (2008)
These guidelines were launched at the joint ASM of the Benelux
Neuromodulation Society & The Neuromodulation Society
of UK & Ireland on Saturday 8th November.
You can download a copy of the 2008 document, free of charge,
by clicking the image below.
The Working Party would like to thank all those who contributed
to the consultation process. The Working Party has considered
all suggestions and comments and has amended the guidelines
accordingly.
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The assessment of pain in older people:
National Guidelines (2007)
A joint publication produced by the Royal College of Physicians,
the British Geriatrics Society and the BPS.
The BPS has a limited stock of hard copies of this summary
document which is available on request from the Secretariat
or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image
below.
A copy of the full report can be found on the British Geriatrics
Society website by clicking
here.
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Recommended guidelines for pain management
programmes for adults (2007)
Following a year-long consultation process, the final guidelines
were launched at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)
in Glasgow on Wednesday 25 April.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. This publication includes the information
pamphlet Pain Management Programmes
- information for patients (please
go to the patient pages in the
publication section, or click
here to view a copy). Members of the Society are entitled
to two free copies, additional copies can be purchased at
a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members can order copies at
a cost of £3.00 each.
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Pain and substance misuse: improving
the patient experience (2007)
Following a year-long consultation process, the final guidelines
were launched at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)
in Glasgow on Thursday 26 April.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. This publication includes the information
pamphlet Pain and problem drug
use - information for patients
(please go to the patient
pages in the publication section, or click
here to view a copy). Members of the Society are entitled
to two free copies, additional copies can be purchased at
a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members can order copies at
a cost of £3.00 each.
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The use of drugs beyond licence in
palliative care and pain management (2005)
This document summarises the views of the Association for
Palliative Medicine (APM) and the British Pain Society in
relation to the use of drugs beyond their product licence
in clinical practice. The publication has recently been reviewed
in accordance with the Society’s publication review
policy.
Hard copies of this position statement are available from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. This publication includes the information
pamphlet Using medicines beyond
licence - information for patients
(please go to the patient
pages in this publications section, or click
here to view a copy). Members of the Society are entitled
to two free copies, additional copies can be purchased at
a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members can order copies at
a cost of £3.00 each.
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Good practice in the management of continuous
epidural analgesia in the hospital setting (2004)
These recommendations have been prepared by a working party
with representation from The Royal College of Anaesthetists,
the Royal College of Nursing, the Association of Anaesthetists
of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Pain Society and
the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy.
Copies can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image
below.
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A Practical Guide to the Provision of Chronic
Pain Services for Adults in Primary Care (2004)
This document has been produced by the British Pain Society
and the Royal College of General Practitioners, supported
by an educational grant from Napp Pharmaceuticals Limited.
The Society has limited hardcopy editions that can be ordered
on request, free of charge, but there will be postage &
packaging charge of £6/copy for members and non members.
Copies can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image
below.
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Pain management services: good practice
(2003)
Published in collaboration with the Royal College of Anaesthetists
this updated booklet outlines best practice in Pain Management
Services.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
here.
Members of the Society are entitled to two free copies, additional
copies can be purchased at a cost of £1.50/copy; non-members
can order copies at a cost of £3.00/copy.
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Recommendations on the use of epidural
injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of
spinal origin (2002)
Produced by a joint working party of the Royal College of
Anaesthetists and the former Pain Society, this document is
concerned with the competencies of doctors who perform epidural
injections for the treatment of back pain and leg pain of
spinal origin and with the clinical environment in which such
injections are performed.
Copies can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image
below.
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Recommendations for nursing practice in
pain management (2002)
Recommendations
for nursing practice in pain management (2002) was
produced by the ‘Nursing focus in pain management working
party’of the former Pain Society chaired by Jane Latham.
This document was created to provide support to nurses who
were either working or aiming to work in the field of pain
management and was framed on the United Kingdom Central Council
(UKCC) higher level practice project.
The white paper Trust, assurance and safety:
the regulation of health professionals was published in Feburary
2007. The white paper sets our a programme of reform to the
United Kingdom’s system, for the regulation of health
professionals. Over the summer of 2007 it became more clear
that the development of the ANP part of the nursing register
will be delayed by the implementation of the new regulatory
framework.
The working party has therefore suggested
to Council that it would not be appropriate to proceed with
the revision of the recommendations until the progress and
framework of the ANP project becomes clearer. The working
party also suggested that the BPS should withdraw the nursing
recommendations document from the Society’s website.
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The former Pain Society produced
two booklets in conjunction with the Association of Anaesthetists
of Great Britian and Ireland, ‘Provision of Pain Services’
and ‘The Anaesthetist and Non-acute Pain Management’.
We regret that these booklets are no longer available in hard
copy from the Society. For information on how to obtain these
booklets please contact the Association of Anaesthetists on
020 7631 1650, or write to them at: 21 Portland Place, London
W1B 1PY.
Provision of pain services (1997)
This report explores the pain management services in Great
Britain and aims to provide information for purchasers and
providers. Subjects include: components of service provision;
content of an appropriate business plan; financial considerations
for such provision; research, audit and education.
Copies can be downloaded free of charge by clicking here.
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Anaesthetists and non acute pain management
(1993)
Reports the findings of a working party, consisting of members
from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britian and
Ireland, The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the former
Pain Society, looking at the role of anaesthetists in non-acute
pain management.
Copies can be downloaded free of charge by clicking here.
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