Pain Concern aims to bring people living with with chronic pain, those caring for them, their friends, families and healthcare professionals, into one pain community dedicated to a world where having pain does not stop you having a full life and where you feel understood.

To this end:

• We offer high quality information about pain using a variety of accessible media tools.

• We support patient-centred care and empowerment of patients to self-manage their pain.

• We support the recognition of pain as a condition of its own right in science, policy and practice.

• We support early pain management intervention.

• We believe people living with pain deserve compassion and empathy so that their voices and experiences are fully acknowledged in a genuine partnership with their healthcare professionals.

• We believe all patients should have access to the best evidence-based treatments.

• We will work with other organisations whenever this helps us achieve our objectives.

• We aim to influence policy in ways that will improve the lives of those living with pain.