What we do

Our work
- Producing information on pain using a variety of media platforms
- Providing support to people with pain and those who care for them
- Raising awareness about pain and campaigning to improve the provision of pain management services.
Producing information
- Our website provides news and information as well as a hub for accessing our other services
- Our Airing Pain radio programme features 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.
Providing support
- Our helpline is staffed by volunteers who provide information, support or just a listening ear to people wanting to talk about their own pain or that of a family member or friend
- Our community on HealthUnlocked provides members with a forum to share experiences and also hosts polls and blogs.
Research, policy and campaigning
- 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.
The Neurological Alliance
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.