Summary Summary Short summary of a recent publication, written by scientific experts. Published: 18 Nov 2018

Pain management programmes reduce the number of pain-related primary care appointments

Takeaway 

  • Pain management programmes (PMPs) reduce the number of pain-related primary care appointments for people who have chronic pain.

Why this matters

    People with chronic, non-malignant, musculoskeletal pain frequently visit general practice (GP) services and in doing so place a large burden on resources.