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The British Pain Society's initial statement on NICE guideline NG193 on Chronic pain (primary and secondary) in over 16s: assessment of all chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain (8 April 2021)

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Summary

In April 2021, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) released new guidance on the management of chronic pain.

In The British Pain Society's (BPS) initial statement on the NICE guideline, they conclude:

"In summary, the new NICE guideline NG193 acknowledges that individual and indeed specialised chronic pain assessment and management is required. However, The British Pain Society feels that the guidance as it stands could lead to the withdrawal of supervised short-term therapies which can work safely in carefully selected and monitored patients with forms of chronic primary pain."

Follow the link below to access the statement in full.

The British Pain Society's initial statement on NICE guideline NG193 on Chronic pain (primary and se… https://www.britishpainsociety.org/static/uploads/resources/files/BPS_statement_on_final_NICE_guidel…
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    Steve Turner

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    I am a supporter of NICE Guidance and former NICE Medicines & Prescribing Associate, having said that I have reservations. The NICE methodology is to engage with organisations, rather than individuals. I believe for this type of guideline, where there are multiple perspectives & gaps in evidence, this approach is flawed & old fashioned. You end up with a guideline written by a committee & open to misinterpretation.

    People can forget that this is guidance only, something that is supported by the NICE Guideline on Medicine Adherence: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg76

    Also NICE Guidelines are lengthy documents, so I'm hoping a  one page summary (or 'detail aid' ) will be produced.

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