Pain Management
Primary Care Pain Service
Chronic pain affects between one-third and one-half of the population of the UK. Consultations on pain account for 22% of all primary care attendances, at a time when demand for GP appointments is at an all-time high (CKS, 2021)
Our primary care-based pain management service supports patients to enjoy their full life despite the pain, by understanding their condition better, reducing their dependency on medication and encouragement to take back control of their life and condition management.
Our Goals
- Easily accessible service for all patients
- Medication optimisation
- Patient-centred approach to de-medicalise and improve quality of life with self-management strategies.
- Delivery of modern patient care, consistent with recent guidelines NICE (2021), AWMSG (2022)
What Can You Expect?
- Assessment and discussion about the history of your condition.
- Explanation of why it hurts, and what other factors are contributing to the level of pain.
- Discussion about your medication to make sure you are on the most effective and safe treatment.
- If during the conversation we decide that you will need the help of a different healthcare professional, we can refer you as appropriate.
- Ongoing support, understanding, guidance and the ability to talk to someone about what you are going through.
Working in Partnership
- Pain Practitioner – to explain pain, and its psychological links to your well-being, optimise your medication regime, and signpost to the most appropriate healthcare professionals to aid life improvement and recovery.
- Physiotherapy – to restore function and reduce disability.
- Social Prescribing – to signpost to a range of local services and facilities.
- Mind, Silver Cloud – to provide mental health support.
- Pain Clinic – if additional and more structured approach
Are you taking Gabapentin or Pregabalin to help with your pain?
The Risks and Benefits of Opioid Medications – Leaflet
If you would like to speak to us, we would love to offer you support. You can self-refer by contacting the practice and asking for a review with the pain management service.
Flippin’ Pain
Flippin’ Pain is a public health campaign with a clear goal:
To change the way we think about, talk about and treat persistent pain
Flippin’ your understanding of pain could change the lives of you and your loved ones forever.
Website: www.flippinpain.co.uk
Making Well
Making Well is an eight-week ‘green prescribing’ programme aiming to promote healing for people experiencing psychological distress by using traditional craft making, conservation, and contemplation.
Brecon Mind
Brecon and District Mind supports people in the community affected by mental illness and distress. They offer a range of services and their diverse staff team will be able to help you with whatever issues you are facing.
Website: www.breconmind.org.uk
Community Connectors
The Service helps people in Powys (aged 18+) and their families or carers, to access community-level services and activities that will help them maintain independent lives and which help prevent their circumstances deteriorating to a point where they might need higher level health or social care services.
Website: www.pavo.org.uk/help-for-people/community-connectors
Curable App
If you would like trial access free of charge, please get in touch. We can request a free six-week trail from the app creators.
Curable App: www.curablehealth.com
Live Well with Pain
The website for people who are living with persistent pain and those who support them.
Website: www.livewellwithpain.co.uk
Physiotherapy Services
Physiotherapists help people affected by injury, illness or disability through exercise, education and advice.
Website: www.pthb.nhs.wales/services/adult-and-older-peoples-community-services/physiotherapy-services
Mind Ystradgynlais
Mind Ystradgynlais is a mental health organisation, based in the Swansea Valleys, in South Wales. They are currently providing services, both in person, and online, to those needing support with their mental health.
Website: www.minditv.org.uk