The shortlist for the 2026 RSPH Health & Wellbeing Awards has been announced 🥳 From using theatre to improve health to tackling gambling related harm, this year’s nominees represent a range of public health initiatives. 👀 Find out who was nominated: www.rsph.org.uk/news/shortli...

🔊Webinar Alert 📅 3 November 2025 🗣️BPS webinar (P&E SIG): Metaphor and Creativity in Pain Management ⏲️19:30 - till end BST 🔗https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86018606756?pwd=ib3IU2anN15ymPlqZIQumNN4WBLLbI.1#success

SPCR trainee Anna Pathmanathan reflects on engaging or involving the public in research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/blog/th... Reblogged from @capcbristol.bsky.social #PPIE #PrimaryCare #Research

Superproud of this primary care inclusive methods paper led by Kate Fryer which reflects years of our reflective #DeepEnd research teamwork with communities over multiple research studies to address systemic academic neglect of underserved patients researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/

Development of a community research link worker role to enable culturally tailored research and empower marginalised communities to participate: the IBISES model - Research Involvement and Engagement

Background People from ethnic minority and socioeconomically deprived backgrounds remain underrepresented in primary healthcare research despite experiencing worse health outcomes and healthcare exper...

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Come along to the launch of the film 'Your Voice Matters' Funded by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research Public Involvement Fund this film was created by people living with chronic pain to highlight the importance of their lived experience in shaping health research and improveing care.

NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR)@nihrspcr.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎬 Join us for an online event showcasing a film by people living with chronic pain. 📅 Tue 18 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Free & online 👉 Register: bit.ly/4ouYZyr Can’t join live? 🎥 Watch the film here: bit.ly/4oBiztf #ChronicPain #YourVoiceMatters #PatientVoices #PainResearch #PublicInvolvement

🎬 Join us for an online event showcasing a film by people living with chronic pain. 📅 Tue 18 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Free & online 👉 Register: bit.ly/4ouYZyr Can’t join live? 🎥 Watch the film here: bit.ly/4oBiztf #ChronicPain #YourVoiceMatters #PatientVoices #PainResearch #PublicInvolvement

The Activity Pacing Questionnaire (APQ-12) provides a multidimensional measure of pacing for use in clinical & research settings. Study of validity, reliability & responsiveness #KeeleMSK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Testing the activity pacing questionnaire for validity, reliability and responsiveness: An outcome measure validation study

Activity pacing aims to manage symptoms of chronic pain and improve function by modifying pain-related behaviours: avoidance, overdoing and overdoing-…

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Delivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists bjgpopen.org/content/earl... #KeeleMSK

Delivering a primary care review for people prescribed opioids for persistent pain: facilitators and barriers facing practice pharmacists

Background People living with persistent non-cancer pain often are prescribed opioids long-term, despite a lack of evidence for their long-term effectiveness and safety. This study informed the design...

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With the UK’s 65+ population rising sharply, how we manage chronic pain must evolve. Our article (w/ Mediaplanet) explores the balance between medicine, non-drug strategies, and lived experience. 🔗 www.healthawareness.co.uk/managing-pai... #Pain #Geriatrics #HealthTech

Pain management in the UK’s ageing population

With rising expectancy, older adults encounter more complex pain conditions, often compounded by multimorbidity and cognitive changes, demanding careful consideration of medicines, interventions, side...

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“For me, pain is not just physical — it affects every part of life.” Hear directly from people living with chronic pain in Your Voice Matters, a new short film co-produced with people who know pain best. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD...

#PrimaryCare #BePartOfResearch Samina Begum,patient partner: "Being part of co-producing these films gave me & others in my community a voice, helping shape the stories and highlight what really matters. I felt heard, valued,& like our work could make a real difference for people living with pain.”

Sarah Harrisson@drsaharrisson.bsky.social · 11mo ago

📣New film alert! #YourVoiceMatters shares the real stories of people living with chronic pain — their challenges, their strength, and why their voices are vital in shaping better research and support. ▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD... #ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth

The film highlights the progress the #NIHR UK is making in patient-orientated research in chronic pain Researchers are reclaiming the #chronicpain narrative; moving on from Big Pharma-generated opioid & other biomedical actors marketising chronic pain which left patients worse off. #GeneralPractice

☺️Thank you @nihrspcr.bsky.social featuring Your Voice Matters! Our new film shines a light on life with chronic pain and the vital role of people in research. youtu.be/TVnDWNlHcOo?... #YourVoiceMatters #ChronicPain #PeopleInResearch

NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR)@nihrspcr.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Your Voice Matters, the main output of a 2024 SPCR PPIE grant lead by Sarah Harrisson, is a powerful new film created by people living with chronic pain to inspire, connect, and drive more inclusive research: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/chronic... #SPCR #PrimaryCare #PPIE #ChronicPain

People living with chronic pain are often excluded from research because of the very challenges they face. #YourVoiceMatters shows the power of their voices — and why inclusive involvement matters. ▶️ Watch the film: youtube.com/watch?v=TVnDWN… #ChronicPain #Inclusion

📣New film alert! #YourVoiceMatters shares the real stories of people living with chronic pain — their challenges, their strength, and why their voices are vital in shaping better research and support. ▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnD... #ChronicPain #PainAwarenessMonth

Your Voice Matters: Living with Chronic Pain, Shaping the Future of Research

YouTube video by Keele Impact Accelerator Unit

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Collaboration matters: Professionals & lived experience voices together shape SIGs, committees & guidelines. The LEC network brings patients & carers into BPS decisions. Watch Mark Agathangelou introduce himself 🔗 youtu.be/mgr1OlK6ak4 #PainAwarenessMonth #ChronicPain

Meet Mark Agathangelou, Member of the Expert Patient and Carer Committee of the BPS

YouTube video by British Pain Society

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Tomorrow we’re launching Your Voice Matters — a short film co-produced with people living with chronic pain. It’s about connection, community, and why every voice has the power to shape better research & care 💙 ✨Watch this space. #PainAwarenessMonth #YourVoiceMatters