British Pain Society

A major change is underway for people living with chronic pain. NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has launched a dedicated workstream to improve pain services across the country. The aim is better care for patients and better support for the professionals delivering it. ...

The BPS (British Pain Society) Annual Scientific Meeting in Newport, Wales (June 3–5 2025), might not appear, at first sight, to have much to offer the pain patient (or even the BPS's own patient reps!). It's an industry and academic jamboree packed with presentations on the very ...

The North British Pain Association (NBPA) held its Autumn Scientific Meeting on 8th November 2024 in Edinburgh, focusing on the theme of Pain Management Across Identities. Thank you! We thank the NBPA committee for organising a day of engaging talks and discussions. It was inspiring to hear about efforts ...

Paul Evans, Airing Pain Host, receives his Honorary Membership to the BPS from Heather Wallace, Pain Concern's CEO Paul Evans, Airing Pain Host, Receives Honorary Memberhip to the BPS (British Pain Society) We are proud to announce that Paul Evans, host of Pain Concern’s Airing Pain podcast, has been ...

Listen to Airing Pain 140 to hear about the links between adverse childhood experiences, pain and parental mindset.

This edition of Airing Pain examines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the relationship between patient and healthcare professional.  At the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020, the face-to-face consultations between doctors and patients was one of the first casualties. With restrictions relaxed, have ...

A quality improvement initiative. As part of Pain Awareness Month, and to mark the release of our new Airing Pain podcast programme: Sharing pain - how group consultations can help long COVID and other conditions, we are privileged to be able to share this study on virtual pain ...