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<p>No specific assessment has been made of the potential benefit to people with chronic
pain of receiving an annual review for their pain management services.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst
ultimately a matter for local processes and individual clinicians, annual reviews
of patients with long term conditions or ongoing medication needs are a routine part
of patient care. Annual reviews are also a key feature in guidance on the management
of long-term diseases and disorders produced by the National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence (NICE), such as ‘Neuropathic pain in adults’, and in clinical
guidance produced by other organisations. NICE is in the process of developing a new
clinical guideline ‘Chronic pain: assessment and management’, due for publication
in August 2020.</p><p> </p><p>More information about this work can be found at the
following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10069"
target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10069</a></p>
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