Welcome to the Acute Pain Management Service
The Acute Pain Management Service was established at the University Hospital of Wales in 1992 and at the University Hospital Llandough in 1999. The service aims to ensure patients with acute pain are managed appropriately within the inpatient environment. Pain relief is incredibly important as the adverse effects of unrelieved acute pain can be psychological, physiological and socio-economic. Therefore, through a nurse-led service we aim to respond efficiently, offering specialist advice and support within the hospital.
Education is an integral part of the service in order to promote best practice and staff autonomy. Through collaborative working we aim to support, educate, encourage and empower other staff members to provide effective care.
Mission Statement:
'Our goal is to achieve excellence in providing safe, effective, and efficient management of pain'.
Mission Statement:
'Our goal is to achieve excellence in providing safe, effective, and efficient management of pain'.
What we provide
- Expert specialist knowledge.
- Liaison between a range of health professionals to optimise pain management.
- Assessment of pain.
- Sophisticated methods of pain relief (epidural, PCA, NCA, intrathecal opioids, local anaesthetic blocks etc).
- Management of patients with complex pain management problems e.g. patients with opioid tolerance due to long-term opioid consumption, patients with drug and substance misuse problems, patients with chronic pain who develop acute pain problems.
- Audit and research projects.
- Support for patients and their families.
- Information giving.
- Multidisciplinary education (within the Health Board and external venues).
Locations
Pain Service,
Department of Anaesthetics,
University Hospital of Wales,
Heath Park,
Cardiff,
CF14 4XW
Tel no: 029 2074 5449
Pain Service,
East 5,
University Hospital Llandough,
Penlan Road,
Penarth,
CF64 2XX
Tel no: 029 2071 5020
