Pain Concern

01/04/2026

✨ FREE Pain Education Sessions ✨
Pain Concern in partnership with NHS Ayrshire & Arran Pain Management Service will be running local Pain Education sessions in North Ayrshire within Ardrossan Library.

Dates: Last Thursday of the month 10:30-12:30 starting March, currently booking until July

- 30th April
- 28th May
- 25th June
- 30th July

Bookings:

Phone: 0300 222 5774 *new number*

Text: 07480632774 *new number*

Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/TaiS50Y7Uhh
Email: pain-education@painconcern.org.uk

More info: https://ow.ly/p5oz50Y7Uhg

NHS Ayrshire & Arran North Ayrshire Libraries

30/03/2026

📢 Come and say hello to Pain Concern!

📍 Clydebank Town Hall
🗓 Wednesday 29 April | 10 am – 1 pm

We’ll be hosting an information stall at the West Dunbartonshire Community Volunteer Services's Long-Term Condition Self-Management Assembly.

If you live with persistent pain or a long-term condition – or support someone who does – drop by our stall to:

🔹 Learn more about managing chronic pain
🔹 Pick up helpful information and resources
🔹 Find out about Pain Concern services and support
🔹 Have a chat with our friendly team

We’d love to meet you, answer your questions and share guidance on navigating life with chronic pain. See you there!

29/03/2026

🎉 Many congratulations to Jen, who has just run an incredible 50 km for people living with pain

🏆 The 4th woman in and 20th overall!

🤝 Support this remarkable achievement at https://www.justgiving.com/page/jennifer-ford-9?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

Bath Centre For Pain Services

27/03/2026

❗Tomorrow Jen is running an incredible 50 km for people living with pain

💙 Show your support at https://www.justgiving.com/page/jennifer-ford-9

25/03/2026

🌟 Top tips for clinicians supporting neurodivergent patients with chronic pain

🏥 By clinicians and patients at the Bath Centre For Pain Services

💡 Find out more in the latest issue of Pain Matters magazine – pocketmags.com/pain-matters-magazine

24/03/2026

🌟 Top tips for neurodivergent people with chronic pain

🏥 By clinicians and patients at the Bath Centre For Pain Services

💡 Find out more in the latest issue of Pain Matters magazine – pocketmags.com/pain-matters-magazine

23/03/2026

*OUT NOW*

🧠 Emerging research highlights a significant link between neurodiversity and chronic pain

🏥 We are delighted to explore this key issue with the Bath Centre For Pain Services, a world-class institution leading the way in person-centred treatment

👉 pocketmags.com/pain-matters-magazine

19/03/2026

Two weeks today!

📅 Thursday, April 2
📍 Online

🤝 A unique partnership with the NHS
⭐ Delivered by educators with lived experience

👉 Book now/more info at https://painconcern.org.uk/pain-education-sessions-funding/

13/03/2026

🌙 Today is World Sleep Day!

Sleep and pain are closely connected. When one suffers, the other often does too. For people living with chronic pain, getting a good night’s sleep can feel out of reach.

This World Sleep Day, explore our trusted resources to help you better understand the link between sleep and pain, and discover practical strategies for improving rest:

🎧 Airing Pain 104 – How Sleep and Chronic Pain Interact
📄 Pain Matters 89 – 'Getting a Good Night's Sleep' by Prof Nicole Tang and Dr Thomas Bilterys
📰 Pain Matters 70 – Sleeping with Pain (with pain psychologist Sue Peacock)
🧠 Pain Education Sessions – including sessions on sleep and pain

Small changes can make a meaningful difference. Visit painconcern.org.uk to access these resources and take a step toward better sleep.

12/03/2026

‘I’m doing this to help people with pain access the information and support they need most.’

Are you ready to support inspirational physio Jennifer Ford do the Bath 50 Ultra Challenge for Pain Concern?

Not all heroes wear capes, but perhaps all the team members down at the Bath Centre For Pain Services should. They focus on flexible, person-centred treatment. Jen Ford is a Consultant Physiotherapist and Therapy Lead there.

We are delighted that in just two weeks, on March 28th, Jen is doing the Bath 50 (km) Ultra Challenge in aid of Pain Concern.

Delivering trusted information and support through a variety of ways is what we here at Pain Concern do best.

Please show Jen your support.

👉 https://www.justgiving.com/page/jennifer-ford-9?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

11/03/2026

Learn more about pain and what you can do for yourself at a free education session.

🤝 A unique partnership with the NHS
⭐ Delivered by educators with lived experience
📍 Online

👉 Everything you need to know at

The Pain Education Session is for anyone who has had pain for more than 12 weeks. The session will give you a better understanding of your pain to help you manage your condition more effectively in the long term.

05/03/2026

*OUT NOW*

🎧 Do neurodivergent people experience pain differently?

The simple answer – and the slightly more complicated one...

• Why you, or your patients, aren’t recovering

• Building relationships across neurotypes

• Pain thresholds, pain anxiety, pain communication

With Dr David Moore, Reader in Pain Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University

Thanks go to the British Pain Society – this interview was recorded at their 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting

👉 Listen now https://painconcern.org.uk/airing-pain-supplement-1-how-neurodivergent-people-experience-pain/