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The Loch Ness runners

August 16 , 2013
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Colin Rae, Andy Crockett and Lars Williams will be running the Loch Ness marathon, September 29th 2013, to raise funds for Pain Concern. The runners: Colin Rae - gazelle-like natural Colin moves with a gazelle-like grace that would appear to lend support to the notion that humans are, as the ...

Evaluation shows Airing Pain benefits people in pain

May 14 , 2013
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Airing Pain is ‘an excellent resource that gives good information and support’ and ‘makes you feel part of the pain community’, according to feedback from listeners. These comments were recorded in a recent evaluation of Pain Concern’s radio show to assess how far Airing Pain has been ...

European experts meet to push for improved pain management

April 30 , 2013
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Since 2010, improving European pain management has been the key objective of the Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) lobby group. On 14-15 May 2013, the SIP’s annual meeting will continue its mission of raising international awareness of the impact of pain. The meeting, hosted by the EU ...

‘High variation’ in pain management care, reveals National Pain Audit

January 23 , 2013
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Pain clinics make a real difference to the majority of their users, but many patients do not have access to adequate services or face long waiting lists. These were among the findings of the National Pain Audit (NPA), the first comprehensive survey of pain management services across ...

Lottery award brings Airing Pain to Northern Ireland

January 22 , 2013
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Thanks to a Big Lottery Fund grant of £8,023, Pain Concern’s Airing Pain radio show will produce four shows based in Northern Ireland. The Airing Pain team will visit pain services across the province, including pain management programmes in rural and urban areas, to hear from pain ...