Written Question · S2W-03517 · Session 2
Further to the answer to question S1W-33495 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 5 February 2003, when the remit and timescale of Professor James McEwen…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33495 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 5 February 2003, when the remit and timescale of Professor James McEwen's review of the current provision of chronic pain services will be announced.
The answer
The remit for the review,which was agreed after consultation with interested parties including the CrossParty Group on Chronic Pain, is:
Through a process thatincludes consultation with key stakeholders, including NHS boards, the PainAssociation and Pain Concern (as representatives of the interests of patients),the Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research, the Physiotherapy PainAssociation, Aberdeen Pain Research Group and individual clinicians withparticular expertise, which includes some members of the Cross Party Group onChronic Pain, to produce a report that:
1. reviews referral protocols forthe treatment of chronic pain
2. reviews the current range ofservices in each of the health boards for treating chronic pain
3. draws conclusions about the levelof service for treating chronic pain across Scotland, compared to therecommendations made by the 1994 report by a working group of the NationalMedical Advisory Committee on the Management of Patients with Chronic Pain andthe 2000 Clinical Standards Advisory Group report on Services for Patients withPain
4. makes recommendations on how toimprove the level of service across Scotland.
The review is now well inhand. Professor McEwen expects to be in a position to make his report beforethe end of the year.
Through a process thatincludes consultation with key stakeholders, including NHS boards, the PainAssociation and Pain Concern (as representatives of the interests of patients),the Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research, the Physiotherapy PainAssociation, Aberdeen Pain Research Group and individual clinicians withparticular expertise, which includes some members of the Cross Party Group onChronic Pain, to produce a report that:
1. reviews referral protocols forthe treatment of chronic pain
2. reviews the current range ofservices in each of the health boards for treating chronic pain
3. draws conclusions about the levelof service for treating chronic pain across Scotland, compared to therecommendations made by the 1994 report by a working group of the NationalMedical Advisory Committee on the Management of Patients with Chronic Pain andthe 2000 Clinical Standards Advisory Group report on Services for Patients withPain
4. makes recommendations on how toimprove the level of service across Scotland.
The review is now well inhand. Professor McEwen expects to be in a position to make his report beforethe end of the year.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-03517 by reference.