Tag: young people
Airing Pain 60: Pain in the Family: Young adults 2 of 2
July 01 , 2014
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How pain affects the relationship between adults and young people and tips from a family therapist
This edition has been funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian’s Self-directed Support Innovation Fund.
In the second of our two programmes focusing on young carers for people in pain, ...
Airing Pain 59: Pain in the Family: Young adults 1 of 2
June 17 , 2014
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The experiences of young people whose family is affected by pain and a campaign to help improve their lives
This edition has been funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and NHS Lothian’s Self-directed Support Innovation Fund.
Lost childhood, financial burden, emotional turmoil and guilt – these are some ...
Pain Concern secures grant for Young Adult Carers project
June 17 , 2014
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The impact of pain on the family is "neglected". Lost childhood, financial burden, emotional turmoil and guilt – these are some of the challenges facing family members who care for people in pain on top of the caring itself. Caring for someone in pain can be especially ...
Expert support for young carers
June 09 , 2014
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Are you caring for a parent, brother or sister, or other relative who has chronic pain? If so, you are not alone.
According to 2011 census data from 2011 there were 177,918 young unpaid carers (5 to 17-years-old) in England and Wales. In Scotland, 100,000 young people are ...
Pain Concern Carer Community
May 20 , 2014
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Pain Concern has set up a forum for young adult carers across the UK.
Based in the Lothian region, the Pain Concern Carer Community is a forum for young adult carers to discuss, share information, and keep up with news in the pain community.
With close links to our ...
New campaign to support young carers
January 24 , 2014
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Pain Concern was at the launch of a really important campaign to support young carers on January 23. Care. Fair. Share. aims to get a fairer deal for Scotland’s estimated 100,000 young carers – equal to ten percent of the school-age population. As the annual National Campaign ...
Help develop training course for healthcare professionals in managing children and young people’s pain
July 12 , 2013
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The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has received funding to develop an online training course for doctors and senior healthcare professionals who are responsible for managing Children and Young People’s Pain.
In order to ensure the training course enables doctors to meet the needs of ...
Airing Pain 44: Pain Management at Both Extremes of Life
May 22 , 2013
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Pain experienced by the very young and very old and the similar issues arising when dealing with these very different types of patient
This edition has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All Programme in Northern Ireland.
In this edition of Airing Pain, Paul Evans speaks ...
Airing Pain 40: Children in Pain
March 28 , 2013
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The pain management needs of children and young people and the impact of their pain on family life
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
This programme focuses on pain in children and young people, including the different needs they have and the unique challenges that ...
Airing Pain 27: Arthritis: Challenging perceptions
February 21 , 2012
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Setting the record straight on arthritis, and practical tips on living with the condition.
This programme was funded by Pain Concern’s supporters and friends.
In this programme we tackle the issue, raised by Judy on our forum, of how people with arthritis – which often has no obvious physical ...
Airing Pain 10: Young People in Pain
February 01 , 2011
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Patients and health professionals at a residential pain management programme in Bath talk about the pain management needs of younger people and the aims of the programme
Paul Evans visits the Centre for Pain Services at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases at Bath to find out ...
Airing Pain 3: Children in Pain
October 26 , 2010
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The hidden problem of pain in children and young people, plus tributes to Pain Concern patron Claire Rayner
Chronic pain is as widespread in children and young people as in the population as a whole, but is probably even less well understood. Jan Barton and her son Sam, ...