Purpose and objectives
Purpose
- Be a voice for and provide opportunities for children, young people and families; to contribute their opinions about pain management.
- Influence pain practise, research, education and management across all health care settings.
- Inform local, national and international bodies and policies about prevention and management of children and young people in pain.
- Contribute strategically to the RCN's work in relation to pain in children, young people and their families.
Objectives
2009-2010
- Communication with members
- Major presence at RCN CYP conference (fringe, symposium, council of guidelines)
- Online community
2010-2011
- Establish potential of regional road shows in DGH's – re topical national issues and local issues and aim to run one in each of the four countries
- Joint conference with RICH or other PIF communities
- Joint research bids

