BPS patient publications
The British Pain Society has published a number
of booklets aimed specifically for patients. Each publication is
available to download free of charge, in PDF format. If you do not
have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, download
it here and follow the instructions to download the relevant
software.
If
you would like hard copies of any of the publications, please complete
and return a copy of the Information for Patients
Publications Order Form.
Help the Aged - Pain in Older People: Reflections
and Experiences from an older person's persepctive (2008)
You can download a copy of the 2008 document, free of charge,
by clicking the image below.
Intrathecal drug
delivery systems for treating pain and spasticity: information
for patients (2008)
This leaflet provides information regarding
ITDD systems before you decide whether this might be right
for you.
The leaflet has been awarded the Plain English Campaign's
Crystal Mark.
Hard copies of this document are available
on request from the Secretariat, at a cost of £2.40,
by completing and returning a publications order form, or
can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image below.
Pain management
programmes for adults: information for patients (2007)
This leaflet provides information regarding
pain management programmes for adults and explains what a
pain management programme is, who it is for and how it can
help patients.
The leaflet has been awarded the Plain English
Campaign's Crystal Mark.
Hard copies of this document are available on
request from the Secretariat, at a cost of £2.40, by completing
and returning a publications order form, or can be downloaded free
of charge by clicking the image below.
Pain and problem drug use: information
for patients (2007)
This leaflet can help patients understand their problem and helps
patients work with their healthcare team to decide the most effective
and safe treatments. It includes information about opioid
medicines for pain relief, what healthcare teams need to know about
the patient and why, assessing treatment and what a patient can
expect from healthcare teams. Following a year-long consultation
process, the final guidelines were launched at the Society's Annual
Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Glasgow on Thursday 26 April.
The leaflet has been awarded the Plain English
Campaign's Crystal Mark.
Hard copies of this document are available from
the Secretariat or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
the image below. Members of the Society can order up to 50 free
copies, additional copies can be purchased at a cost of £1.20/copy;
non-members can order copies at a cost of £2.40 each.
Using medicines
beyond licence - information for patients (2005)
This leaflet will help patients understand some important
aspects of medicine licensing regulations and how these issues
may affect them. This leaflet has been revised and rewritten
with the Plain English Campaign who have awarded it their
Crystal Mark.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from the
Secretariat, at a cost of £2.40, by completing and returning
a publications order form, or can be downloaded free of charge by
clicking the image below.
Spinal Cord Stimulation for pain: information
for patients (2005)
This leaflet has been produced in conjunction with the publication
Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain. The leaflet
tells the patient about spinal cord stimulation and provides some
information that may be needed before the patient can decided whether
a stimulator might be the right thing for them.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from the
Secretariat, at a cost of £2.40, by completing and returning
a publications order form, or can be downloaded free of charge by
clicking the image below.
Opioid medicines for persistent pain: information
for patients (2004)
This leaflet has been produced in conjunction with the publication
Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent
non-cancer pain.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from the
Secretariat, at a cost of £2.40, by completing and returning
a publications order form, or can be downloaded free of charge by
clicking the image below.
Understanding and Managing Pain (2004)
This booklet has been produced to help patients understand and manage
their pain. Whether the pain is recent or long-term, severe or less
severe, this booklet explores how to get the best out of the patient
and healthcare professional partnership. It looks at what pain is,
what can be done about it and who can help.
Hard copies of this document are available on request from the
Secretariat, by completing and returning a publications order form,
or can be downloaded free of charge by clicking the image below.
Healthcare professionals can order a maximum of 50 copies for distribution
to patients at their organisations.
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