Pain UK

Name of the organisation: Pain UK
Street: c/o SSS, 41 North Road
District: London N7 9DP
Country: United Kingdom
Tel: +442076079661
E-Mail: info@painuk.org
Website: www.painuk.org
Chair: Jess Potts
Trustees: Marian Nicholson, Antony Chuter, Jason Bingham, Dr Joel Brown, Rebecca P
Pain UK is the umbrella association providing a collective voice for charities in the U.K. The organisation was founded in 2011 at the UK Pain Summit. In 2020 it reconstituted itself as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). By 2021 it had 38 charities as full members and over 1250 subscribing individuals.
Pain UK – is an alliance providing a voice for people living with pain. As the national umbrella group for UK pain charities, it aims to:
- Raise awareness of the burden of pain on individuals and society
- Ensure people with pain are at the centre of pain treatment/management initiatives and are empowered to self manage
- Promote the assessment, recording and treatment of pain as the 5th vital sign
- Encourage the provision of adequate training for health professionals on pain assessment and treatment
- Work to ensure that people with pain have equal and early access to assessment, information, support and effective treatment/management services