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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding by the People's Postcode Lottery. This will go towards our core costs which helps us with our activities to support people living with chronic pain. People's Postcode Lottery People's Postcode Trust ...

Sam Mason from Pain Concern discusses NHS Fife's Chronic Pain Management Initiative on BBC Scotland's The Nine One of August's highlights was the appearance of our very own Sam Mason on BBC Scotland’s news program The Nine. She offered insights into NHS Fife's Chronic Pain Management Initiative to ...

Professor Andrew Rice Appointed President of IASP Courtesy of Imperial College London We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Andrew Rice as the new President of IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain). Renowned World Expert A renowned world expert in neuropathic pain, Professor Rice brings a wealth ...

A joyous John Finch receiving his award for Trustee of the Year as part of Volunteers' Week 2024 Celebrating Volunteers' Week 2024: Honouring Our Outstanding Team June was a month of celebration here at Pain Concern, as we’ve had the privilege of recognising some of our incredible volunteers and ...

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 ...

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, in the first of his new regular column for Pain Matters, begins his musings on how best to communicate complex concepts about pain and its conditions to those living with it Dr Lars Williams is a consultant anaesthetist and pain specialist working for the NHS Greater ...

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, ...

Celebrating half a century of the International Association for the Study of Pain 2024 is the 50th anniversary of IASP – The International Association for the Study of Pain.It’s the 'leading global organization supporting the study and practice of pain and pain relief, bringing together scientists, clinicians, health care ...

The Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance launched an enquiry into musculoskeletal health inequalities – it was the first of its kind nationally.  (Musculoskeletal conditions broadly means that which affects bone, muscles and joints). According to ARMA, musculoskeletal conditions linked to deprivation or age, are more prevalent in women, and ...