Best practice, management of pain in patients with cancer
About the best practice
statement
This best
practice statement refers to the care of adult patients with
cancer, in all care settings, who may experience pain. It therefore
incorporates healthcare services in community, hospital and hospice
settings.
The aim of the statement is to offer
guidance to health professionals on the best practice in this area,
aiming to provide a consistent approach to practice to enable
seamless provision of care to be delivered between the hospital and
the community.
Background
Approximately 50% of patients with
cancer experience pain, with up to 80¿90% of patients in the
advanced stages of disease reporting this symptom.
Following a scoping exercise conducted
by the Cancer Care Research Centre at the University of Stirling to
review the best practice statement on the management of pain in
patients with cancer, NHS QIS commissioned the update of this
document.
Published Date: 7 December 2009
