Copley Sue, Carty Suzanne, Brown Matthew, Mishra Sailesh, Clarke Emmy Kato, Srivastava Devjit
Faculty of Pain Medicine, London, UK.
Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Somerset, UK.
Br J Anaesth. 2025 Jun;134(6):1597-1602. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.03.011. Epub 2025 Apr 17.
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.
慢性疼痛是导致残疾的最常见原因之一，对生活质量和心理健康产生深远影响，并伴有有害的经济后果。在新冠疫情之前，英国国民医疗服务体系内的疼痛服务就被认为是不足的，而由于疫情的影响，这些服务面临着更大的挑战。疼痛医学学院委托进行了一项调查，以评估全英国疼痛服务的状况，并将当前的服务与疼痛医学学院在其疼痛管理服务核心标准中定义的护理“黄金标准”进行比较。我们讨论了调查结果，并提出了改进服务提供和减少所指出不足的建议。
