Pain Management (Acute)

The Acute Pain Management Service aims to ensure patients with acute pain are managed appropriately within the inpatient environment. 

Pain relief is incredibly important as the adverse effects of unrelieved acute pain can be psychological, physiological and socio-economic.  Therefore, through a nurse-led service we aim to respond efficiently, offering specialist advice and support within the hospital. 

What we provide

• Expert specialist knowledge.
• Liaison between a range of health professionals to optimise pain management.
• Assessment of pain.
• Sophisticated methods of pain relief (epidural, PCA, NCA, intrathecal opioids, local anaesthetic blocks etc).
• Management of patients with complex pain management problems e.g. patients with opioid tolerance due to long-term opioid consumption, patients with drug and substance misuse problems, patients with chronic pain who develop acute pain problems.
• Audit and research projects.
• Support for patients and their families.
• Information giving.
• Multidisciplinary education (within the Health Board and external venues).

Locations

Pain Service
Department of Anaesthetics
University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
Tel no: 029 2074 5449 

Pain Service
East 5
University Hospital Llandough
Penlan Road
Penarth
CF64 2XX
Tel no: 029 2071 5020