Children and young people who present with chronic or complex pain that cannot be managed with simple analgesics should be referred initially for an appropriate outpatient assessment (e.g. general paediatrics or a surgical specialty) rather than directly to a pain clinic.
The Paediatric Pain Management Service is for patient's younger than 18. It is run from Bristol Children's Hospital, but administered by the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath.
This service is available on e-RS but cannot be accessed directly by GPs. This monthly clinic is funded ONLY for referrals from a Bristol Children's Hospital consultant. Unfortunately, that means that currently any referrals direct from primary care have to be rejected.
Please see the Bath Centre for Pain Services website for further information including referral criteria.
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