World Pain Awareness Month - Week 2: Tackling Chronic Pain in England
9th September 2024
In England, 28 million adults—about 43% of the population—live with chronic pain. This week, we’re focusing on the challenges and ...
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Chronic primary pain decision aid published
6th September 2024
NHS England has now published this tool, and it is available on their website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/shared-decision-making/decision-support-tools/. The BPS has worked with ...
World Pain Awareness Month. Week 1: Understanding Chronic Pain in Scotland
2nd September 2024
Week 1: Self-Management for Chronic Pain in Scotland Did you know that nearly half of Scotland’s population—around 2.1 to 2.5 ...
Together, we will do more for pain
Developing interdisciplinary partnerships between researchers, health and social care professionals, and people experiencing pain to promote the safest and most effective pain management throughout the United Kingdom.
BEST CARE
To enable people experiencing pain to live full lives and to support their carers, families and friends.
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
To build effective partnerships with professional organisations, charities, advocacy organisations and government to ensure the best pain management.
MAKING PAIN VISIBLE
To raise awareness of pain and its many impacts with health and social care professionals, policy makers and the public.
PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
To develop excellence through education for health and social care professionals to provide the best patient outcomes through education and safe and high-quality evidence-based care.
APPLYING RESEARCH TO INDIVIDUALISE CARE
To support research on the causes of pain and its treatment, translating advances to promote personalised and timely care for people with pain.