Pain and analgesia

Primary Care Network Opioid Checklists 

These checklists have been developed by the Wessex Opioid Group. The aim behind the checklists is to provide Primary Care Networks with a starting place to discuss what they have, and don't have, in place to provide safer management and prescribing of opioids for their patients with chronic, non-cancer pain. 

• PCN Opioid Checklist - Opioid-Naïve patients

• PCN Opioid Checklist - Opioid Exposed patients

• Support for clinicians managing patients who are reluctant to engage with reducing their opioid prescription

Podcasts

Opioid podcast with Dr Cathy Price

Opioid podcast with Kaleem Akhtar

Opioid podcast with Jomy Mappananil

Useful Links

• Driving advice
• Live well with Pain - patient information leaflet
• Live well with Pain - website
• Why does my GP want to reduce my pain killers?