Chronic Pain Management
The Chronic Pain Management pathway has been developed to support referral to secondary care chronic pain services through self-management.
This pathway will:
- Provide patient education and signposting at an early stage in the patient pathway.
- Collect relevant data from patients referred into secondary care chronic pain services using a standardised referral questionnaire called the Chronic Pain Management Welcome Questionnaire , and assessment.
- Support enhanced vetting to ensure the patient is directed to the right service.
- Assist shared decision making.
- Include collection of the Scottish Core Minimum data set.
- Standardise and improve access to chronic pain services across Scotland.
Chronic Pain Management Service
We encourage clinicians and practitioners to explore and share the Chronic Pain Management Pathway, supported by the Connect Me remote platform. The resources are designed to be simple and practical, helping both you and your patients to better understand their condition, support self-management, and promote more informed care.
Patient Inclusion Criteria
The service is intended for all patients referred to secondary care Chronic Pain Management services, eventually throughout Scotland.
The service will be available to patients who have an email (NB patients without an email address will not received details of useful resources to help with pain management).
Patient Information
- Requires the patient to complete the Chronic Pain Management Welcome Questionnaire to proceed to secondary care chronic pain services
- Sends the patient a notification when the referral questionnaire is to be completed
- Sends the patient links to education and signposting at early stage of pathway
- Allows the patient to opt out
- Gives the patient appropriate advice and guidance depending on their symptoms and responses to the referral questionnaire
- Sends the patient an evaluation questionnaire when the referral questionnaire has been competed
Although developed for patients, these resources are useful for clinicians supporting the use of the Connect Me Chronic Pain Management Service.
The General Patient Information Leaflet for Chronic Pain Management Pathway leaflet helps clinicians support patients use the Connect Me Chronic Pain Management Service by providing useful resources to help with pain management.
The Chronic Pain Management Welcome Questionnaire leaflet helps clinicians support patients use the Connect Me Chronic Pain Management Service by providing a form to capture more information about the patient and their symptoms.
Find out more
Explore Chronic Pain Management
For additional support please contact our support team Connect Me – NHSS National Virtual Consultation Service