Managing chronic pain in older people

Author:
SCHOFIELD Patricia
Journal article citation:
Nursing Times, 109(30), 2013, pp.26-27.
Publisher:
Nursing Times

This article presents the results of a collaborative project between the British Pain Society and British Geriatric Society to produce guidelines on pain management for older people. The guidelines are the first of their kind in the UK and aim to provide best practice for the management of pain to all health professionals working with older people in any care setting. (Publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
pain, older people, intervention, treatment;
Content type:
practice guidance
Location(s):
United Kingdom
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0954-7762

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