Managing patients with chronic pain : what do I need to know? (Interactive Chronic Pain Informed Toolkit)
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Interactive chronic pain informed toolkit - a resource for all Health and Social Care Professionals
The Interactive chronic pain informed toolkit is a resource for all Health and Social Care Professionals whether directly or indirectly providing support and management for people living with pain.
The toolkit has been developed with the vision of creating :
“ A knowledgeable and compassionate Scottish workforce, that is able to recognise the impact of chronic pain on someone’s life and is able to respond in a way that validates their experience"
Pain is everyone’s business and every member of the Scottish workforce has a role to play in supporting people living with pain to minimise the impact that pain has on their life.
"People living with chronic pain have told us they feel that one of the challenges of living with the condition is a lack of recognition of the impact of chronic pain on their everyday life, including from health and care professionals."
Scottish Government Implementation plan
Knowledge and SKills Framework
A National Education Group was established to identify and agree how existing relevant resources, training modules and professional body guidance could be assimilated into a comprehensive National Framework for healthcare professionals to suppport the development of the knowledge and skills required at different levels of practice throughout community services, primary and secondary care.
A knowledge and skills Framework with 4 practice levels has been developed:
What Practice Level Am I?
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Knowledge and Skills Framework Practice Levels
Skilled Practice Level
Knowledge and skills required for staff directly supporting someone living with pain to manage their condition
Focus on the biopsychosocial management of chronic pain conditions: screening for psychological distress; understanding effective medication management; goal setting and problem solving
Enhanced Practice Level
Knowledge and skills required by staff providing high quality care to support someone with chronic pain, usually within a specialist setting and working with members of the multidisciplinary team.
There are shared knowledge and skills and profession sepcific knowledge and skills at this level
Focus on assessment and diagnosis of chronic pain conditions. Delivery of pain management interventions based on theoretically
driven and evidenced approaches.
Specialist Practice Level
Knowledge and skills required by staff providing an expert level of care and specialist input within a specialist setting and skilled in multidisciplinary working.
There are shared knowledge and skills and profession sepcific knowledge and skills at this level
Focus on specialist assessment and diagnosis of chronic pain conditions. Delivery of specialist pain management interventions