Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Trust

About the Services Available at Ashford and St. Peter’s

“Chronic pain is one of the most significant causes of suffering in the UK, and has a significant economic impact…”

Adult chronic pain management services in the UK

Dr Foster, 2003

The pain management service at Ashford and St Peter’s hospital Trust provides a service which is:

Patient focused

·          Adequate consultation time

·          Access to diagnostic and imaging services

·          Links to other health care professionals where required

·          Education about condition

·          Choices regarding management

·          Written patient information on procedures, conditions and other therapies

·          Links to other sources of information

Evidence-based

·          Multi modal therapy

·          Pharmacological therapies and rationalisation of medications

·          Interventionist treatments including spinal injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency denervation, muscle trigger point injections and Botox

Multidisciplinary team input

Assessment and treatment by other members of the multidisciplinary team:

·          Medical consultants

·          Nurses

·          Clinical psychologist

·          Physiotherapist

·          Occupational therapist

Further Information

For further information regarding pain management you may wish to access:

·          Chronic Pain services at Ashford and St. Peter’s

·          www.britishpainsociety.org

·          www.painreliefhumanright.com