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You are making a referral to a pain therapies service. In this service, patients will be supported to better manage their pain by the multidisciplinary team of pain specialist psychologists, physiotherapists, and nurses.
Patients will not be seen by a doctor. No medical management or interventionist approaches will be offered.
No home visits are undertaken. Patients will be required to attend for face-to-face assessments.
Referrals will only be accepted if there is a clear diagnosis made and agreed between referring clinician and patient.
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Please note: Referrals not containing sufficient information with reference to the above referral criteria may be returned to the referrer. We DO NOT ACCEPT URGENT REFERALS ON THIS PATHWAY.
Urgent Referrals – these referrals are not suitable under this pathway- please refer to the Pain Management General Clinic Clinical Referral Guideline
Patients with the following should be referred urgently and don’t need to meet the referral criteria:
Royal College of Physicians - Complex regional pain syndrome in adults - see Appendix 4
Please note we only accept urgent referrals for the three above conditions - please refer to the Pain Management General Clinic Clinical Referral Guideline
Try reasonable analgesia and if neuropathic pain, anti-neuropathic analgesia as per local guidelines.
South and West Devon Formulary
North and East Devon Formulary
Appropriate supportive therapy i.e., occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychological support as available for current presentation.
Patients with the following should be referred urgently and don’t need to meet the referral criteria:
Royal College of Physicians - Complex regional pain syndrome in adults please see Appendix 4 for Budapest Criteria (p55)
Please note we only accept urgent referrals for the three above conditions
Referral Criteria
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Please note: Referrals not containing sufficient information with reference to the above referral criteria may be returned to the referrer. We DO NOT ACCEPT URGENT REFERALS ON THIS PATHWAY.
You are making a referral to a pain therapies service. In this service, patients will be supported to better manage their pain by the multidisciplinary team of pain specialist psychologists, physiotherapists, and nurses.
Patients will not be seen by a doctor. No medical management or interventionist approaches will be offered.
Please provide the following information in the referral:
For patients being re-referred:
Referrals not containing sufficient information with reference to the above referral criteria may be returned.
British Pain Society - Outcome measures 2019 - please see p9 for Visual Analogue Scale
Royal College of Physicians - Complex regional pain syndrome in adults - see Appendix 4 for Budapest Criteria (p55)
MyHealth Devon – Pain Management
This guideline has been signed off by the UHP Pain Management team on behalf of NHS Devon.
Publication date: August 2024