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Launch of Pain UK organisation and website
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FMA UK are proud to be one of the inaugural partners of PAIN UK. A number of organisations have come together to form an alliance providing a voice for people living with pain. Our aim is to improve the quality of life for people living with pain in the UK.
Pain UK's aims are :
- To provide a collective voice for people living with pain and to raise awareness of the burden of pain on individuals and society
- To ensure that people with pain are at the centre of all initiatives on pain treatment and management and are empowered to self manage
- To promote the assessment, recording and treatment of pain as a routine part of every relevant patient contact along with the collection of patient outcome data
- To encourage the provision of adequate training on pain assessment and treatment, being included in the education of all health professionals
- To work to ensure that people with pain have equal and early access to assessment, information, support and effective treatment/management services
The new and developing website can be found here.
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- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
- Benefits Helpline 0300 999 0055 (10am - 12pm Mon, Wed and Fri)
- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
- Conferences
- Local support group and helpline contacts
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
