Pain and Palliative Care Forum
About the Pain and Palliative Care Forum
This forum is committed to raising the profile of pain and palliative care nursing. We aim to promote the roles of palliative care nurses and help you to deliver quality service towards patient care to improve quality of life, pain management and end of life care.
The benefits of joining this forum
- Get access to relevant RCN resources
- Communicate with colleagues within your speciality and get peer support when you need it most
- Share good practice and improve nursing care
- Help shape the work of the RCN
UK Career Framework for Pain Nurses
This framework was produced with the help of nursing representatives from across the UK.
COVID-19 and vaccination FAQs
This employment guidance covers public health, infection control, and employment relations.
Upcoming pain and palliative care events
Read about upcoming pain and palliative care conferences and workshops hosted by the RCN and other organisations.
Helpful resources
These resources are aimed at members working or interested in working in pain and palliative care nursing. Most of the advice guides, subject guides and clinical information on our website including on RCN Learn may also be useful to your area of practice.
Blogs
Read interesting blog articles written by our members on pain and palliative care nursing issues.
Subject guides
Discover key pain and palliative care nursing information resources, reports and journal articles.
Career Resources
Read about the varying roles within pain and palliative care nursing throughout your career.
Pain and Palliative Care Forum Podcasts and Webinars
Late Effects: Cancer-related pain
In this edition of the Pain and Palliative Care Forum podcast, we explore cancer-related pain as a consequence of cancer treatment, commonly referred to as late effects. In this episode, Martin is joined by Felicia Cox, who shares her lived experience of late effects cancer-related pain, as well as Professor Diana Greenfield, a nurse consultant in late effects at Sheffield Teaching Hospital.
For more information regarding self-management advice regarding pain, please visit https://painconcern.org.uk.
Why normalising grief in healthcare is important
In this podcast, Martin talks with Kate Price, the Lead Nurse for Retention at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. Kate shares her experience of setting up a restorative and reflective space where staff can share their thoughts and feelings about death and dying.
"Sharp Scratch" - Exploring the lived experience of procedure-related pain.
In this podcast, Sandra Campbell is joined by Felicia Cox and Paul Gowen as they share their lived experiences of procedural-related pain whilst undergoing cancer treatment. Please note that this podcast explores their personal experiences of having cancer treatment and their experiences of pain whilst having various procedures.
Delivering person centred care in a palliative setting
In this podcast members from the pain and palliative care forum discuss how we can adopt a person-centred approach within a palliative setting. The panel explore what a person-centred approach looks like, the challenges of embedding this in practice and share their experience in how you change your practice to focus on a person-centred approach.
Difficult Conversations
Meet the forum leads and watch the session on Difficult Conversations 30 March 2023. Download the webinar recording and powerpoint.
Introduction to Neuropathic Pain
In this podcast members from the pain and palliative care forum and the neurosciences forum share their experience and knowledge regarding the assessment and management of neuropathic pain across different patient groups. For more information regarding the nursing assessment of neuropathic pain please read this article: Galligan M (2023) Exploring the prevalence, characteristics and nursing assessment of neuropathic pain. Nursing Standard.
Join the RCN Pain and Palliative Care Nursing Forum
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Join our Facebook group
The RCN Pain and Palliative Care Nursing Forum Facebook group is a space for you to get involved in open discussions with colleagues.
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