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Written question asked by Mark Durkan (Social Democratic & Labour Party) on Monday, 18 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 January 2016. It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Pain

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Royal College of Anaesthetists' report entitled, Core Standards for Pain Management Services in the UK, published in October 2015, whether his Department has given any consideration to the contents of that report.

Answer

NHS England has welcomed the publication of the Core Standards for Pain Management report in the United Kingdom, published by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in October 2015. Andrew Baranowski, the Chair of NHS England’s Clinical Reference Group for Specialised Pain contributed to this work, which sets out core standards and key recommendations in the management of pain; the commissioning of pain management services and the development of the workforce.


The report is available at:


http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/system/files/FPM-CSPMS-UK2015.pdf


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
22838
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Health services Pain
Link
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