Pain Education
Letter to my patient #4 by Dr Lars Williams
January 21 , 2025
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Dr. Lars Williams is consultant anaesthetist and pain specialist working for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Pain Service, as well as the Scottish National Pain Management Service. In this article, originally published in Pain Matters 87, Dr. Williams explores the complexities of using opioids for chronic pain management, ...
Pain Management Outside the Box
January 21 , 2025
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A Day of Innovation and Ideas at the RSM
On behalf of Pain Concern, I attended the Royal Society of Medicine’s Pain Management Outside the Box conference on Wednesday 16th October. It was held in a large room with books from the floor to the ceiling. These shelves, ...
NBPA Autumn Scientific Meeting 2024
January 16 , 2025
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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 ...
New Chronic Pain Knowledge Hub
November 26 , 2024
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We’re excited to share the launch of the Chronic Pain Knowledge Hub, a new resource from NHS Education for Scotland. This hub has been developed in partnership with the National Pain Education Group, of which Pain Concern is a member.
What is the Hub?
The Hub was created ...
Letter to my patient #3: Opioids
September 04 , 2024
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There are tricky pain topics where the gulf in understanding between clinician and patient can be difficult to bridge, and none are trickier than the question of opioids, Lars Williams writes.
Dr Lars Williams is a consultant anaesthetist and pain specialist working for the NHS Greater Glasgow & ...
Letter to my patient #2: Communicating Pain
September 04 , 2024
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Lars Williams wonders if there is something about the nature of chronic pain that leaves clinicians uncomfortable, and makes it hard for them to communicate with their patients
Dr Lars Williams is a consultant anaesthetist and pain specialist working for the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Pain Service, ...
Pain Concern’s Pain Education Sessions
April 10 , 2024
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Learn more about pain and what you can do to manage it yourself at our 2-hour pain education session
The Pain Education Session is for anyone who has had pain for more than 12 weeks. The session will give you a better understanding of your pain to help ...
We’re hiring – Outreach Worker
March 20 , 2025
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We’re hiring – find out about our Pain Educator position.
We’re hiring – Pain Educator
February 08 , 2024
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We're hiring - find out about our Pain Educator position.
Pain Concern’s links with Astley Ainslie hospital
December 19 , 2023
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Pain Matters Magazine
In 2021 Pain Concern marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the very first Pain Concern (UK) Lothian Group newsletter, later to become the Pain Matters magazine that we know today, by going back to where it all started - Astley Ainslie Hospital.
The Lothian Group was ...
Pain Concern Poster wins People’s Choice Award!
November 08 , 2023
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Find out about our award-winning poster, and take a read yourself.
Coast to Coast challenge raises awareness of pain
October 26 , 2023
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Niki Jones and Lee Vaughan (left, second from left), Trustee Richard Pell (centre) and their supporters.
In September 2023 two fundraisers with lived experience of pain undertook an epic 144 mile ride from one side of the UK to the other, with the aim of highlighting the ...
