Written question asked by Alex Norris (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Monday, 6 July 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Pain: Health Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to the online version of the Escape-pain programme.
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In the NHS Long Term plan, published on 7 January 2019, NHS England set out the expansion of online access to support for people with musculoskeletal problems. This included programmes such as a digital version of the well-established face-to-face ESCAPE-pain group programme, which enables self-management and coping with arthritic pain through exercise.
The online version of the ESCAPE-pain programme is currently freely available in both a web-based form, which can be accessed by a computer or a variety of mobile devices, and an application available on Android smartphones. The ESCAPE-pain website is at the following link:
Outcome data on user engagement the ESCAPE-Pain programme is expected in August.
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- 67749
- Session
- 2019-21
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- Health services Internet Pain
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