Tag: 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, ...
Sam Mason Discusses NHS Fife’s Pain Initiative on BBC
September 18 , 2024
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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 ...
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.
Book review – Zoe and Zak’s Pain Hacks
December 14 , 2023
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Zoe and Zak's Pain Hacks by Dr Joshua Pate. Review by Tim Atkinson
Tim Atkinson is an author, freelance writer and Vice-Chairman of the British Pain Society Patient Voice Committee.
Contrary to the long-held (and, thankfully, long-discredited) notion that babies "can't feel pain" we now know that, just like ...
Airing Pain 140: Childhood Pain – Adverse Experiences and Parental Relationships
November 15 , 2023
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Listen to Airing Pain 140 to hear about the links between adverse childhood experiences, pain and parental mindset.
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 ...
Pain Concern presents poster on the Impact of Helpline Services
May 09 , 2023
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Pain Concern presented the poster 'Impact of a Patient-led Helpline on NHS Services' at the British Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2023.
Read below, or download the poster.
The poster was created by Dr. Martin Dunbar, Dr. Cathy Price and Pain Concern's People, Project and Operations Manager Sam Mason. ...
Sponsored Peloton Fundraising for Pain Concern
May 03 , 2023
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From 7 - 12 May, a group of cyclists travelled in and around the north-east of England, sharing the latest understanding of pain science and management with the people who could benefit the most.
The group behind this feat is Flippin’ Pain, a public health campaign that aims ...
Chronic pain and health inequalities: what should we do?
March 22 , 2023
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This guest article from Cass Macgregor and Bronagh Galvin explores the current inequalities in health care for those in chronic pain.
