FMA UK Statement on NICE draft guidelines released on August 3rd

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Please click below to read our full statement on the NICE draft guidelines which were released on the 3rd of August.

Guidance on chronic pain is to be welcomed but we have concerns with the recent draft guidance and these have been echoed within our community. We have concern about working treatments potentially being withdrawn from patients without replacements. Increased pain, symptom flareup as well as withdrawal symptoms are not what chronic pain patients need.

We understand these guidelines have introduced chronic primary pain as opposed to chronic pain. The lack of clarity of what conditions are considered within these categories and where the line is between the two will leave scope for misjudgements.

For full statement 👉 sh.fmauk.org/2RpVTOW