Pain Education

'Now I’m in control of the pain instead of the pain being in control of me' This episode of Airing Pain explores the transformative impacts of pain education classes. Featuring excerpts from a live education session, here we look at how a brief, free course—delivered by trained volunteers with lived experience—is ...

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, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 & ...

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, ...

Learn more about pain and what you can do for yourself at a free, 2-hour education session Available online and in person Book now Call 0300 222 5774 Text 07480 632 774 Email pain-education@painconcern.org.uk Book via Eventbrite What is the Pain Education Session? https://youtu.be/U2AVVFOn2Ts This short video gives insight into the session Want a deeper explanation? Watch ...

We’re hiring – find out about our Pain Educator position.

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 ...

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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 ...