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What we do

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  • 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 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.
  • 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

    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.

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Aug 20, 2018

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