title: United Kingdom Chief Medical Officer focuses on chronic pain.
abstract: The 2008 report of the Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom includes a focus on chronic pain. A description of the report and the impact of pain on persons in the UK are described. Specific recommendations include training of health care staff, including pain in UK primary care's performance management system, pain assessment as a routine vital sign in hospital, developing models for delivery of pain services, and audit and data collection.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Service, St James's University Hospital Leeds, United Kingdom. e eisenberg@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom