The British Pain Society

05/06/2026

🔈Jess's Rule is now being put in practice.
Read more bellow:

🔗🔗https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/jesss-rule-three-strikes-and-we-rethink/

Posters for Jess's Rule are now being rolled out to GP surgeries.

Inspired by the legacy of Jess Brady, who died tragically from cancer which could have been caught earlier, Jess's Rule is part of our commitment to support GPs to help patients get the right care sooner.

05/06/2026

Here is more about ⭐️Pain Association and their new on-line workplace programme - PALM (Prevent, Adapt, Learn, Maintain)⭐️

We are delighted to introduce you to our new on-line workplace programme - PALM (Prevent, Adapt, Learn, Maintain – a unique workplace solution helping those with chronic pain in the workplace.

With chronic pain affecting approximately 44% of the UK population, the aim of the programme is to give an overview of chronic pain and help organisations better understand and support those living with chronic pain. It helps to create an environment where you and your employees can work together, helping them to stay well at work and compliment a healthy working lifestyle.

“This wellbeing package is designed to nurture resilience, regain balance and improve quality of life. This goes even further – with every purchase, as a national charity, this funding goes towards helping us to fund our services and support those who need it most.

Your investment in wellbeing becomes an investment in brighter futures.”

Contact us today on 0800 783 6059 or email [email protected]

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27/05/2026

In this week’s Featured Image, Eldesouky et al. depict the progressive decline of C-fiber nociceptive function in individuals with diabetic neuropathy. The panels illustrate predefined sensory phenotypes—NSR (normal sensory response), TH (thermal hyperalgesia), MH (mechanical hyperalgesia), and SL (sensory loss)—and their associated structural and functional changes in nociceptors. Learn more in https://bit.ly/4uloSUz

18/05/2026

Final call: 2 days left!

FINAL CALL! Applications for National Clinical Impact Awards (NCIA) 2026 is now open and is closing 17:00 on 20th May 2026. Recognising clinicians delivering outstanding national impact through leadership, innovation and excellence. Review guidance before applying. Find out more at: https://www.boa.ac.uk/careers-in-t-o/ncia-2026.html

14/05/2026

Latest issue of BJP - Volume 20 Issue 2, April 2026 -

The British Journal of Pain is the official journal of The British Pain Society. Dedicated to advancing the understanding and management of pain, the journal focuses on publishing high-quality original research that centres on human and clinical studies. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary c...

11/05/2026

💥Early Bird Deadline: Register by 15 May to Attend the 2026 World Congress on Pain 💥



InInternational Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

07/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Pain UK & BPS Poster Prize Winner!

🏆 Shreya Mehta
📍 Imperial College London
📌 Prioritising migraine prophylaxis in East London primary care

Awarded at this year’s , this prize recognises outstanding research in chronic pain.

🌟 We’d also like to congratulate Dr Hollie Birkinshaw, who received second place as runner-up!

👏 A fantastic achievement and an important contribution to improving patient care.

30/04/2026

🎉🎉We are delighted to celebrate the four top-scoring abstracts presented as an oral presentation at the 2026 ASM.

🏆Dr Ross MacDonald named as the winner 🏆 for his outstanding work on Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Development of Chronic Pain: A Structured Life Course Modelling Approach in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children .

Huge congratulations also to:

▫️ Dr Maura McCarron, Online Pain Education for People with Chronic Pain: : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

▫️ Mr. Gregory Booth, Maintaining physical activity after pain management programmes: a qualitative exploration of barriers, facilitators and activity patterns.

▫️ Miss Freya Bunting, Post stroke pain: modulation of central and peripheral mechanisms.

For achieving this significant accomplishment ✨.

Their excellent research made a fantastic contribution to the ASM scientific programme – well done to all!

23/04/2026

📯Yesterday was day 2 of the 2026 BPS ASM , and it was a great success. 🎉

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so memorable.

Here are some pictures from day 2, and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone today for day 3 in Harrogate.

22/04/2026

VCHA Veterans Rehabilitation Network are inviting you to attend the first VCHA Therapies Forum and join their speakers Prof Tim Briggs CBE and Sarah Kirkby.

This is the inaugural session in their new series of forums, designed to foster professional growth and share best practice across the NHS therapy community.

📆 Date: Wednesday 29th April

🕰️ Time: 10:00 am

🔗 Register here:

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