Pain

Royal College of Nursing (2023) UK career framework for pain nurses. London: RCN.

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British Pain Society (2019) Outcome measures. London: BPS.

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Faculty of Pain Medicine (2021) Core standards for pain management services in the UK. 2nd edn. London: Royal College of Anaesthetists.

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Faculty of Pain Medicine (2020) Opioids aware: a resource for patients and healthcare professionals to support prescribing of opioid medicines for pain. London: Royal College of Anaesthetists.

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NHS Choices: 10 ways to reduce pain

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NHS England: Opioid prescribing for chronic pain.

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SIGN (2019) Guidelines: Management of chronic pain.

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Versus Arthritis (2021) Chronic pain in England: Unseen unequal unfair.

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We would like to thank the RCN Pain and Palliative Care member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Acute pain
• Chronic pain
• Neuropathic pain
• Pain
• Pain and palliative care
• Pain management

• Acute pain
• Chronic pain
• Neurological pain
• Pain
• Pain and palliative care
• Pain and therapy
• Pain management

Journals of interest for pain. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care
• British Journal of Pain
• Journal of Pain Research
• The Open Pain Journal
• Pain Management Nursing
• Pain Reports