Pain Association Scotland

The focus is therefore on introducing people to, and quickly building, self-management skills, thereby creating practical, positive change leading to an improved quality of life and well-being. Aims · To help improve their quality of life despite the pain. · To facilitate a change in an individual’s locus of control. · To develop pathways to overcome challenges and limitations. · To promote a reduced reliance on clinical services through collaborative working with a range of health and social care professionals and those with funding decision-making authority. · To provide a via exit strategy and encourage access to self-management at a much earlier stage of their journey, in particular GP’s. · To promote the measurement of pain and patient outcome data collection to support future pain initiatives. · To encourage the provision of adequate training on pain awareness, assessment and treatment, being included in the education of all health professionals and in particular GPs. · To work with the Scottish Government via the National Advisory Committee for Chronic Pain through collaboration of initiatives. · To promote self-management initiatives within the community in response to local need.