Useful links
This page contains links to external sites which may be useful to forum members.
British Pain Society resources
The British Pain Society website hosts a wealth of resources, including clinical guidelines available for members and non-members working in all areas of acute, chronic and cancer pain. You can catch up on back issues of Pain News, and access the British Journal of Pain edited by the Chair of the Pain and Palliative Care Forum Felicia Cox.
Visit The British Pain Society website for this and more, including pain scales in multiple languages and downloadable publications for professionals and patients.
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) is another great resource for members and non-members on all types of pain, including all acute, chronic and cancer pain. Visit the International Association for the Study of Pain website
For a critical review of the National Gold Standards Framework for Palliative Care including a library of resources, presentations and links, visit the Gold Standards website.
The National End of Life Care Programme works with health and social care services across all sectors in England to improve end of life care for adults offering publications, education, training and policies. Visit the National End of Life Care Programme website.
Online education
The Pain Community Centre is a pain education website which has been developed by Cardiff University, with contributions from key opinion leaders across the UK. Visit the Pain Community Centre website.
Chronic pain clinic resources
The Pain Management Plan is a new tool for trained staff to use to help patients with persistent pain. It is a brief, cognitive-behavioural, manual-based self-management programme for people with long-term pain. Learn more on the NPowered website.
The Pain Tool Kit is a simple information booklet on self management strategies that is aimed at people living with chronic pain. The website and booklet provide links to a wide range of useful resources for patients. Visit the Pain Tool Kit website.
Other useful links
The Patients Association have an interest in tackling the complex causes of poor pain relief and identifying how these can be addressed.
Visit the Sheffield Aches and Pains website for excellent advice and resources for health professionals and patients.
Visit the Self Care Forum website for a link to an excellent self-care leaflet on back care.
The Arthritis Research UK website provides quality information on many painful arthritic conditions.
Visit the Action Pain website for support and advice for people affected by chronic pain.
The Pain Concern website provides information and support for people living with pain and for those caring for them. It includes great newsletters and podcasts from Able Radio
The websites of Healthtalkonline and Youthhealthtalk allow you to share in thousands of people’s wide-ranging experiences, including cancer and painful conditions.
David Butler's site from the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute has a focus on pain, neurobiology, the nervous system and manual therapy. Included are case studies, article reviews and discussion groups. Visit the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute website
NHS Evidence is a service that enables access to authoritative clinical and non-clinical evidence and best practice. It is an excellent tool managed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).