What we do

• Our website provides news and information as well as a hub for accessing our other services
• Our Airing Pain radio show is a series of audio podcasts featuring the experiences of those coping with and managing their everyday pain and interviews with top, internationally recognised experts
• Our magazine Pain Matters contains news, features and comment on topics including self-management techniques, research into pain treatments and personal experiences of living with pain
• Our leaflets on self-management and other topics are authored by experts with years of experience as healthcare professionals specialising in pain. They are downloadable from the website and sent out on request
• Our social media presence on Facebook and Twitter allows us to keep our followers up to speed with the latest news.

• Pain Concern conducts research providing insight into the state of pain management services and the experiences of people in pain
• Our policy team works to raise awareness of pain and advocate for improvements in pain management provision through campaigns and lobbying
• We are members of the Scottish government’s Chronic Pain Steering Group, the cross party group in the Scottish Parliament and Pain UK. We are affiliates of the Chronic Pain Policy Coalition
• We work together with other organisations who share our goals.

To raise awareness and understanding of neurological conditions to ensure that every person diagnosed with a neurological condition has access to high quality, joined up services and information from their first symptoms, throughout their life.