Chronic Pain
For most patients, after discussions with their GP, self-management of their pain is often effective and the most convenient option.
Unfortunately we do not provide a chronic pain service within the Trust, GP’s / Consultants can directly refer patients to the specialist community pain management service. In Shropshire, this will always be Connect Health in the first instance. This service offers individualised advice, care, and support for patients with long term or chronic pain. including with management of medicines.
Support groups
There’s lots of self-help advice available from a variety of organisations supporting people living with long-term pain, such as:
- Action on Pain
- British Pain Society
- Pain Concern
- PainSupport
- Royal College of Anaesthetists – Faulty of Pain Medicine – patient information leaflets on medications and interventions commonly used to treat persistent pain.