Pain Specialist Health Coaching and community Pain Cafés to address the chronic pain burden in Primary Care
Presented at Therapy Expo 27-28 November 2024. Award winning poster. Background Chronic pain is a pressing public health issue, with 30-50% of people living with chronic pain, disproportionately affecting the most deprived areas. Chronic pain is predicted to be the fastest growing long term health condition with an estimated 32% increase by the year 2040. […]
Pain Specialist Health Coaching and their impact on quality of life/Opioid use with persistent pain patients in Primary Care
Presented at Therapy Expo 27-28 November 2024. Award wining poster. Background High levels of long-term opioid use were identified in North Doncaster, with over 35% of the FCP caseload presenting with persistent symptoms of over 6 months. With a waiting list of over 1 year into secondary care, this was identified as a priority to […]
Breaking the Cycle: A New Approach to Effectively Manage Chronic Pain in Primary Care
The Challenge Chronic pain patients often require complex, long-term support that primary care is not currently equipped to provide effectively. With 30% – 50% of GP caseloads consisting of chronic pain patients, GPs and First Contact Practitioners (FCPs) face difficulty managing these patients due to the complexities involved. The existing structure and stretched resources leave […]
Deprescribing Initiative
Pain Specialist Health and Wellbeing Coaching to Support Deprescribing in Primary Care Pure Physiotherapy have been working in partnership with Doncaster North PCN providing First Contact Physiotherapy (FCP) services since 2020. The PCN leadership team identified deprescribing and the management of persistent pain as a key priority and set out to address the problem with […]