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ArticleBritish journal of anaesthesia2025

Bridging the GAP: a critical analysis of pain management services in the United Kingdom.

Sue Copley, Suzanne Carty, Matthew Brown, Sailesh Mishra, Emmy Kato Clarke, Devjit Srivastava, GAP Analysis Working Group

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Article in British journal of anaesthesia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sue CopleyFaculty of Pain Medicine, London, UK.
Suzanne CartyAnaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Somerset, UK.
Matthew BrownPain Medicine, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK; The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Sailesh MishraAnaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Emmy Kato ClarkeFaculty of Pain Medicine, London, UK.
Devjit SrivastavaAnaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK. Electronic address: dev.srivastava@nhs.scot.
GAP Analysis Working Group

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic pain is one of the most common causes of disability, profoundly impacting quality of life and mental health, and associated with detrimental economic sequelae. The provision of pain services within the UK National Health Service was noted to be inadequate before the COVID-19 pandemic, and services have been further challenged because of its impact. The Faculty of Pain Medicine commissioned a survey to evaluate the state of pain services throughout the UK, and to compare the current service against 'gold standards' of care defined by the FPM in its Core Standards for Pain Management Services. We discuss the findings of the survey and offer suggestions to improve service provision and reduce the noted shortfalls.

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Chronic PainPain ManagementCOVID-19HumansState MedicineSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Kingdomacute painchronic paingap analysis, painpain managementquality improvement

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PMID40355164
PMCPMC12106878

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