152: How is pain management changing?

This episode is produced in partnership with the British Pain Society. These interviews were recorded at their 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. The 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting is just weeks away – register here. Amongst other things, here we tackle the taboo subject of acute period pain, highlight how changes in primary care are improving the pain management landscape, and discuss common misconceptions about opioid use. Does period pain need rethinking? Understand the research with Katy Vincent, Professor of Gynaecological Pain at the University of Oxford. Can a health and wellbeing coach change patient lives? One of the latest developments in pain management, as explained by NHS coach Phoebe Williams.  Do opioids get a fair press? Great for pain from an accident, surgery or fall. But for chronic pain? Dr Jane Quinlan, consultant in pain management, gives an overview and some top tips.  Contributors: Prof Katy Vincent, Professor of Gynaecological Pain at the University of OxfordPhoebe Williams, Health and Wellbeing Coach at NHS Hammersmith & FulhamDr Emma Davies, National Clinical Lead for Persistent Pain at NHS Wales Performance and ImprovementTim Atkinson, Vice Chair of the British Pain Society’s Expert Patient and Carer CommitteeDr Jane Quinlan, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust