News

The implementation plan update (2023) sets out the priorities and the actions will taken to reduce the impact of chronic pain on quality of life and wellbeing and improve information, care and services for people in Scotland.

Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions for Chronic Pain

28th Nov 2023

ASM24 Abstract Submission is Now Open

21st Nov 2023

ASM24: The BPS is inviting proposals for workshops and parallel sessions

21st Nov 2023

BPS Webinar on Placebo Controlled Trials in Surgery and Physical or Psychological Pain Management

2nd Nov 2023

WANTED: EDITORS IN CHIEF, ASSOCIATE EDITORS AND EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS

24th Oct 2023

Call for proposals for workshops and parallel sessions for the BPS 2024 ASM

20th Oct 2023

PQIP collaborative webinar series: Prioritising Perioperative Pain Management

6th Oct 2023

BPS webinar: Nutrition and Chronic Pain Management

2nd Oct 2023

Mental Health and Pain Policy

26th Sep 2023

Prescribing in Pain Event - 15th November

25th Aug 2023

Headache Special Interest Group Conference 2023

14th Aug 2023

Brought to you by the British Pain Society's Headache SIG, this conference is dedicated to exploring the latest developments and innovations in the field.

Interventional Pain Medicine: Recent Advances Conference

9th Aug 2023

Brought to you by the British Pain Society's Interventional Pain Medicine SIG, this upcoming conference is dedicated to exploring the latest developments and innovations in interventional pain medicine.

Pain Education Best Practice: BPS & EFIC Webinar

7th Aug 2023

The British Pain Society and the European Pain Federation EFIC are partnering on a webinar exploring where the challenges and opportunities lie within pain education.

Chronic pain sufferers turning to private clinics as NHS waiting lists stretch over a year, doctors warn

26th Jul 2023

In this edition of @theipaper, British Pain Society member Alan Fayaz talks about Chronic Pain

Creating a Space for Healing

6th Jul 2023

In this extract from June's issue of Pain News, Betsan Corkhill discusses the importance of movement and relaxation for those with long-term pain.

Pain on the Brain

4th Jul 2023

Patient Voice Committee Vice-Chair Tim Atkinson attended the Annual Retreat of the Society’s Special Interest Group for Philosophy & Ethics. The following article is based on Tim’s talk at the event, where he explores the words and language we use to talk about pain.

FPM/CPOC Position Statement on Modified Release Opioids

20th Jun 2023

There is evidence that the use of modified release opioids after surgery can lead to harm for patients. Adverse effects such as opioid induced ventilatory impairment, constipation, delayed mobilisation and long-term opioid dependence can hamper recovery and rehabilitation efforts. These harmful effects have gained worldwide recognition, leading to a number of organisations from the UK, America, Australia and New Zealand recommending the avoidance of modified release opioids in the perioperative period. Postoperative pain is acute and largely self-limiting, differing in nature to pre-existing arthritic pain. The use of controlled release opioids in this setting confers no benefit for patients but carries an increased risk compared with immediate release formulations. The Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) recommends that opioid prescribers follow best practice guidance from the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM)

Roger Knaggs elected as British Pain Society President

22nd May 2023

Dr Roger Knaggs, an Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy Practice at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy and an expert in the field of pain management, has been appointed to the position of President of the British Pain Society.

Updates from our Annual General Meeting

22nd May 2023

Officers and Council Members are elected at our Annual General Meeting, which took place on Wednesday 10th May 2023.

Patient education videos created by the Education SIG

31st Mar 2023

How learning to swim aged 30 helped me defeat the chronic pain I've suffered for 14 years

28th Mar 2023

NHS Publication

2nd Mar 2023

Publication of Optimising personalised care for adults prescribed medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms - Framework for action for Integrated Care Boards and primary care

Delivering Group Based Pain Management Interventions through Virtual Platforms

14th Feb 2023

Guidance developed by the Pain Management Programme Special Interest Group of the British Pain Society January 2022

New NHS pain cafes launch in Cornwall

3rd Feb 2023

Registration for #EFIC2023 is now OPEN! Submit your abstract to #EFIC2023 now!

13th Jan 2023

All Wales resources for pharmacological management of pain - now available

28th Nov 2022

Following endorsement by the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) in September 2022, the ‘All Wales resources for pharmacological management of pain’ documents are now available on the AWTTC website.

Autologous conditioned serum for chronic pain in patients with osteoarthritis: A feasibility observational study

21st Oct 2022

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. The Society expresses condolences and sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II

21st Sep 2022

SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING 8-11 MAY 2023

1st Sep 2022

Patient experiences of remote care in a pain service during a pandemic

22nd Aug 2022

Emergency department use by people with back pain: An investigation

15th Aug 2022

Daily Mail Article - Why taking painkillers like iburofen can make you feel worse. Published 08.08.22

10th Aug 2022

Educating and engaging a new target audience about the problem of pain for society

4th Aug 2022

ASM 2022 - REGISTER FOR ON-DEMAND VIDEO ACCESS

19th Jul 2022

New publication: Four Nation Strategy for Pain Management

30th Jun 2022

There's still time to take part in our important patient survey!

30th Jun 2022

MHRA publishes the government's response to the Future Regulations of Medical Devices in the United Kingdom Consultation

29th Jun 2022

The Wellbeing Lab with Will Young Podcast - Chronic Pain

27th Jun 2022

Help The Patient Voice Committee shape the future of pain services!

4th Jun 2022

ASM FLASH SALE! Reduced rates for in-person attendance

18th May 2022

Council & President Elect Elections 2022

14th Apr 2022

Honorary Secretary Elect Elections

5th Apr 2022

Consultation open: Managing pain after your surgery

28th Jan 2022

Calling all Members to attend the BPS AGM on 8th December!

26th Nov 2021

In Memory of Professor Stephen McMahon

14th Oct 2021

2021 Council Elections - call for nominations

12th Oct 2021

SAVE THE DATE - 2022 ASM London

12th Oct 2021

Joint statement of clarification on the latest NICE chronic pain guidance; regarding patients already on medication

23rd Apr 2021

A joint statement from the Faculty of Pain Medicine, The British Pain Society, The Chronic Pain Policy Coalition and the Royal College of General Practitioners.

NICE Chronic Pain Guidelines Webinar - 22 April 2021

13th Apr 2021

BPS Statement on new NICE Chronic Pain Guidelines

8th Apr 2021

Managing Pain Campaign from @HealthAwarenessUK

19th Mar 2021

2021 Virtual ASM - NOW OPEN FOR BOOKINGS!

2nd Mar 2021

Peoples’ experiences of painful diabetic neuropathy: are pain management programmes appropriate?

3rd Feb 2021

2021 Virtual ASM - Save the Date!

6th Jan 2021

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of pain in older people – a summary report

14th Dec 2020

ACCEA 2021 Round Now Open!

11th Dec 2020

Faculty of Pain Medicine and British Pain Society express concern over recently published NICE guidance on ‘Managing low back pain and sciatica’

30th Oct 2020

Efficacy of bilateral erector spinae block for post-operative analgesia in liver hydatid surgery

28th Oct 2020

An update from the FPM and BPS to those waiting to access pain services

16th Oct 2020

Stopping opioid-related addiction, harm and accidents after surgery – international experts come together to publish guidance

13th Oct 2020

BPS Patient survey on NICE draft guidance- Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management

17th Aug 2020

BPS interim statement on NICE draft guidance on Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management

11th Aug 2020

Online paediatric chronic pain management: assessing the needs of UK adolescents and parents, using a cross-sectional survey

24th Jul 2020

Differences in adaptive and maladaptive psychosocial responses to chronic pain among adults with varying physical activity levels

21st Jul 2020

Post-pandemic pain services: a new world

20th Jul 2020

Radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facet joints: guidelines for the RADICAL randomised controlled trial

20th Jul 2020

COVID-19 - FPM & BPS joint pain interventions guidance publication

8th Jun 2020

Mechanisms of pain in sickle cell disease

28th May 2020

The nociceptive flexion reflex: a scoping review and proposed standardized methodology for acquisition in those affected by chronic pain

28th Apr 2020

Considerations for multi-centre conditioned pain modulation (CPM) research; an investigation of the inter-rater reliability, level of agreement and co

20th Apr 2020

The use of high dose topical capsaicin in the management of peripheral neuropathy: narrative review and local experience

16th Apr 2020

COVID-19 - BPS Update

27th Mar 2020

Gabapentinoids: pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and considerations for clinical practice

27th Mar 2020

Basic Opioid Pharmacology — An Update

27th Mar 2020

COVID-19 - BPS Update

17th Mar 2020

Event Postponed - Annual Scientific Meeting 2020

11th Mar 2020

Is the psychological composition of the therapeutic group associated with individual outcomes in group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain?

2nd Jan 2020

Successful and unsuccessful recruitment and retainment strategies in a UK multicentre drug trial for a rare chronic pain condition

2nd Jan 2020

Winning abstracts from the National Acute Pain Symposium 2019

2nd Jan 2020

The role of a clinical nurse specialist in managing patients with trigeminal neuralgia

12th Dec 2019

BPS position statement on the use of medical cannabis and cannabis-based products in the management of chronic pain

25th Nov 2019

'You wouldn’t do that to an animal, would you?’ Ethical issues in managing pain in patients with substance dependence

15th Nov 2019

SAVE THE DATE! - 2020 ASM 31 March-2 April 2020

4th Sep 2019

Time course of attentional bias to painful facial expressions and the moderating role of attentional control: an eye-tracking study

1st Aug 2019

Identification of the cerebral effects of paracetamol in healthy subjects: an fMRI study

5th Jun 2019

British Pain Society response to Government intention to place warnings on opioid medication packages

4th Jun 2019

The role of observer’s fear of pain and health anxiety in empathy for pain: an experimental study

9th Apr 2019

The role of observer’s fear of pain and health anxiety in empathy for pain: an experimental study

9th Apr 2019

Best practice in radiofrequency denervation of the lumbar facet joints: a consensus technique

4th Apr 2019

What influences chronic pain management? A best–worst scaling experiment with final year medical students and general practitioners

28th Feb 2019

BPS launches joint Outcome Measures document

25th Jan 2019

Investigating the role of beliefs about emotions, emotional suppression and distress within a pain management programme for fibromyalgia

10th Jan 2019

2019 ASM Now Open for Registration!

8th Jan 2019

BPS Position Statement on the medicinal use of cannabinoids in pain management

29th Oct 2018

BPS Position Statement on Lidocaine Plasters

2nd Aug 2018

Press Statement on suspension of mesh surgery in NHS Hospitals

12th Jul 2018

Retained catheter during placement of dorsal root ganglion stimulator: a case report

4th Jul 2018

The impact of mirror therapy on body schema perception in patients with complex regional pain syndrome after distal radius fractures

14th Jun 2018

Chronic pain and associated factors in Maputo, Mozambique: a pilot study

29th May 2018

EULAR Recommendations for the health professional's approach to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

23rd May 2018

The impact of meridian balance method electro-acupuncture treatment on chronic pelvic pain in women: a three-armed randomised controlled feasibility s

16th May 2018

Differentiating overlapping symptoms of vulvodynia and pudendal neuralgia

16th May 2018

A pilot study investigating whether quantitative sensory testing alters after treatment in patients with fibromyalgia

16th May 2018

Exploring a compassion-focused intervention for persistent pain in a group setting

25th Apr 2018

Major lower limb amputation audit – introduction and implementation of a multimodal perioperative pain management guideline

20th Apr 2018

The impact of relocation of chronic pain service from hospital setting to community centre on patient experience: a single-centre audit

21st Mar 2018

New guidelines for recognising and assessing pain in older adults

20th Mar 2018

Call for nominations for President Elect & Ordinary Council Members are now open!

12th Mar 2018

BPS announces 2 pre-meetings ahead of its ASM - 30th April 2018

7th Mar 2018

EFIC publishes statement on the use of opioids for pain management

7th Mar 2018

British Pain Society Press release: Chronic pain costs the UK £billions but research funding is inadequate

7th Mar 2018

High-frequency spinal cord stimulation causing cardiac paresthesias after lead migration: a case report

2nd Mar 2018

Using patient experiences to develop services for chronic pain

2nd Mar 2018

Don't forget to check our 'ASM Latest News' page for up to date information on the event!

26th Feb 2018

ACCEA 2018 Awards

7th Feb 2018

Lidocaine 5%–medicated plaster (Versatis) for localised neuropathic pain: results of a multicentre evaluation of use in children and adolescents

1st Feb 2018

NICE guideline on chronic pain: assessment and management: Scope Published

31st Jan 2018

Onset of analgesia by a topically administered flurbiprofen lozenge: a randomised controlled trial using the double stopwatch method

26th Jan 2018

Health department launches 'landmark review' of prescription drug addiction in UK

24th Jan 2018

Health department launches 'landmark review' of prescription drug addiction in UK

A philosophical critique of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline ‘Palliative care for adults: strong opioids for pain

17th Jan 2018

British Pain Society/Faculty of Pain Medicine (RCA) Consensus Statement on the use of Corticosteroids for Neuraxial Procedures in the UK

11th Jan 2018

Not in the Script

10th Jan 2018

Phantom limb pain: a review of pharmacological management

19th Dec 2017

October's Parliamentary Reception - A Summary for Members

11th Dec 2017

Spinal cord stimulation - formal response sent

11th Dec 2017

NICE gave us the opportunity to comment on the MTEP on Senza and after consulting with the British Pain Society Membership, the following submission was made.

Five years of a community pain service solution-focused pain management programme: extended data and reflections

6th Dec 2017

New Pain:Less ePoster

27th Nov 2017

Persistent Pain Consultation Document Submitted

27th Nov 2017

Opioid prescribing in general practice: use of a two-stage review tool to identify and assess high-dose prescribing

20th Nov 2017

The British Pain Society at 50

14th Nov 2017

In honour of the British Pain Society reaching a 50-year milestone, current BPS president Dr Andrew Baranowski, founding member Professor Sir Michael Bond, and Pain Concern’s chair Heather Wallace were invited to discuss a wide variety of topics relating to the understanding of pain.

Listening to and letting pain speak: poetic reflections

6th Nov 2017

Put the illness in a box’: a longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis of changes in a sufferer’s pictorial representations of pain follow

27th Oct 2017

Chronic post-amputation pain: peri-operative management – Review

26th Oct 2017

The use of fentanyl in pain management in head and neck cancer patients: a narrative review

26th Oct 2017

BPS Statement on World Arthritis Day

12th Oct 2017

Professor David A Walsh, a BPS member and Director, Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre provides some thoughts for World Arthritis Day on behalf of the Society.

Call for better pain management assessment by nurses

3rd Oct 2017

Nurses need to do more to assess the effectiveness of pain relief when working with older patients, according to those involved in a new campaign launched today by the British Pain Society.

Evaluation of uptake and effect on patient-reported outcomes of a clinician and patient co-led chronic musculoskeletal pain self-management programme

27th Sep 2017

The puzzle of chronic post-surgical pain: collaborative problem solving at its best?

25th Sep 2017

Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of genicular nerves of knee for relief of intractable pain from knee osteoarthritis: a case series

20th Sep 2017

British Pain Society soon to launch new e-poster in its PAIN:LESS campaign

20th Sep 2017

A week of pain in the emergency department

20th Sep 2017

Statement on recent evidence of increasing access to, and episodes of poisoning from prescription opioids

18th Sep 2017

Over recent years, opioid medicines have been prescribed more commonly for other types of long-term pain such as back pain, arthritis or nerve pain. However, there is less evidence that they are effective in the longer term for these types of pain.

Overdoses on opioid painkillers more than double in a decade

13th Sep 2017

Number of hospital admissions in England rose to 11,660 last year as doctors say drugs are being prescribed too readily

Chronic pain, loss and the future – Development and evaluation of an innovative, interactive pain education tool

13th Sep 2017

Tramadol sparing effect of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant with lignocaine in preoperative stellate ganglion block for postoperative pain relief follow

4th Sep 2017

The moderating factors of neuroticism and extraversion in pain anticipation

24th Aug 2017

New OnlineFirst articles available for British Journal of Pain

21st Aug 2017

BBC Radio 4 - From Agony to Analgesia - Seeing Pain

17th Aug 2017

BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast - Dr Martin Johnson

17th Aug 2017

New OnlineFirst articles available for British Journal of Pain

16th Aug 2017

NICE publish a Quality Standard on Low Back Pain (QS155)

27th Jul 2017

Publication of NICE Multimorbidity Quality Standard

30th Jun 2017

Call for plenary & parallel proposals for 2018 ASM - DEADLINE 3RD JULY 2017

28th Jun 2017

NCEPOD Call for Study Proposals 2017

22nd Jun 2017

EPF-EFIC Diploma Examination

22nd Jun 2017

Honorary Membership 2017 Recipients

15th May 2017

BMA publish a briefing on 'Chronic Pain: supporting safer prescribing of analgesics'

3rd Apr 2017

2017 ACCEA Awards now open

2nd Mar 2017

History of BPS recorded in the latest issue of EFIC Newsletter!

22nd Feb 2017

Train travel discounts for the ASM available for delegates

17th Feb 2017

Deadline for ASM Early Bird Registrations closes on Monday 20th February 2017!

17th Feb 2017

IASP Statement on US Travel Restrictions

3rd Feb 2017

BPS response to NICE Low Back Pain and Sciatica

5th Dec 2016

Access to medicinal cannabis: meeting patient needs

23rd Sep 2016

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform. Access to medicinal cannabis: meeting patient needs. The British Pain Society response

'Silent epidemic' of chronic pain affects nearly 28 million in UK, study suggests

21st Jun 2016

Astonishing results revealed in research instigated by The British Pain Society.

News in brief: up to 28 million Britons live with chronic pain

21st Jun 2016

BBC Radio Kent

21st Jun 2016

The silent epidemic - chronic pain in the UK

21st Jun 2016

The British Pain Society has instigated research that has revealed truly astonishing results. Chronic pain affects more than two fifths of the UK population, meaning that around 28 million adults are living with pain that has lasted for three months or longer.

Macmillan Press Release "Thousands of cancer patients are spending their final hours in pain"

14th Mar 2016

Imposition of a new contract on Junior Doctors

12th Feb 2016

Opioids Aware resource launched

17th Dec 2015

Tuesday 14th December saw the launch of Opioids Aware, a new resource for all prescribers, patients and their carers to support safe and rational use of opioid medicines.

Improving the lives of people with Chronic Pain - Parliamentary Meeting

26th Nov 2015

UK Pain Messages

28th Sep 2015

The aim of the UK Pain Messages is to define and gain consensus and consistency over the facts and figures used when highlighting the burden of Chronic Pain in the UK.