Pain clinics

People with chronic pain may be able to attend a specialist Pain Clinic for assessment and possible pain management, together with advice on living a fuller life in spite of pain.

Pain Clinics vary in the treatments offered and not all hospitals may have a specific pain clinic. Sometimes a Consultant with an interest in pain will prescribe drugs or give injections to try to control pain. Other clinics have teams of doctors, psychologists, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others.

Primary Care Trusts
For contact details of your Primary Care Trust (PCT), who will be able to advise on primary care services in your area, including pain clinics, please send us an email at clinics@britishpainsociety.org and we will send you a list of the 150 PCTs in England; you may also contact us by telephone on 020 7269 7840.

Please note that you will need to be referred to a pain clinic by your GP or hospital consultant.