Guidelines and publications
Pain Medicine publications
The Faculty produces a range of quality improvement publications for the specialty of Pain Medicine. These include provision standards, policy statements and clinical guidelines. We also endorse guidance from partner organisations. Please use this section to explore our publications.
Useful guidelines and publications
Clinical guidelines
Clinical guidelines and publications, including competencies, procedures, outcome measures and safety checklists
External guidelines
Access external guidelines and publications, including those endorsed by the Faculty and other pain-related publications
FPM Statements
Statements made by the Faculty, including responses to publications and position statements
Evolving challenges for pain services during COVID-19
Guidance on challenges faced by pain services as a result of COVID-19 as well as selected statements and resources
Core Standards
A collaborative multidisciplinary reference for the planning and delivery of pain management services in the UK
Want to read more?
Check out our Opioids Aware resource, created for patients and professionals to support the prescribing of opioids for pain.