Living with chronic pain can be challenging, but you don’t have to face it alone. Engaging with self-help and support groups can be an essential part of your pain management journey. These groups provide valuable resources, emotional support, and practical tips to help you live a fuller life despite chronic pain.
Explore These Resources:
1. Flippin’ Pain Visit Flippin’ Pain for a wealth of information on pain management. This community-focused initiative aims to change the way we think about, talk about, and treat pain. It offers educational resources, expert insights, and stories from others living with pain.
2. Lincolnshire Pain Star The Lincolnshire Pain Star is a comprehensive guide created by Lincolnshire Prescribing and Clinical Effectiveness Forum. It offers evidence-based advice on managing chronic pain, including medication reviews and alternative therapies.
3. Live Well with Pain The Live Well with Pain website is designed to support people living with long-term pain. It provides practical tools, self-help strategies, and a supportive community to help you manage your pain and improve your quality of life.
4. Opioids Aware – Faculty of Pain Medicine For those using or considering opioids for pain management, Opioids Aware by the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists is an essential resource. It offers detailed information about the risks and benefits of opioids, helping you make informed decisions about your treatment options.
Referrals
If you have been referred to a hospital and are waiting to be seen as an out patient or an in patient and your symptoms deteriorate, unfortunately hospitals are no longer accepting expedite letters from the GP.
It is therefore advised that you contact the hospital that you have been referred to directly.
If you are waiting for an appointment at Johnson Community Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital or Lincoln County Hospital, please call:
New Appointments
01522 573200
Follow-up Appointments
01522 513199
If you are waiting for an appointment at Peterborough City Hospital or Stamford and Rutland Hospital, please call
Peterborough City Hospital or Stamford Outpatients Referral Line
01733 673555
Lincolnshire ‘EACH’ – patient referrals to community services and hospitals Website details.
Non-urgent advice: Private Referrals
You should contact the Private Provider directly to book an appointment, you may not need a referral from your GP.
If you have Private Medical Insurance, you should check with your insurer before you proceed.
If the private provider requires medical information this can be provided by supplying copies of hospital letters, or by sharing your medical records via the NHS app online medical records system. Alternatively, you can make a SAR request to obtain a free of charge printed summary of your medical record. There is no charge to either the patient or the insurer for the provision of a letter.
If a private provider requests more information from the surgery, this can be provided, following consent, and the cost of preparing the report can be charged to the private provider.
Hire a wheelchair
Hire a wheelchair from the British Red Cross for short-term use.
The British Red Cross Mobility Aid Service offers comfortable manual wheelchairs suitable for anyone over the age of 5. All Red Cross wheelchairs are available in a range of sizes, with fitted footrests as standard, and can be adapted with free accessories to better accommodate individual needs.
The practice offers a wide range of non NHS services at competitive prices.
These include:
Medical legal services
LGV/DRIVING/Sports medicals
Occupational Health medicals
Insurance medicals
Pre-employment medicals
Payment for these is to be made prior to the medical and we accept Cash, Cheque, and most Credit & Debit Cards (including non-UK cards) with the exception of American Express.
For further information please telephone reception on 01775765932.
Chronic Disease Management
The practice also ensures that clinical follow up is provided for patients with the following conditions.
It is suggested that patients with any of the following conditions familiarise themselves with information from patient.co.uk/pils.
It is encouraged that you gain as much information about your condition as possible so that your appointments with us are made more effective.
We offer chronic disease management services for the conditions listed below:
Diabetes
Coronary Heart Disease
Heart Failure
Stroke
Hypertension
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Epilepsy
Hyperthyroid – thyroid problems
Cancer
Asthma
Dementia
Depression – See below for further information
Chronic Kidney disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Cervical Smears
Coronary Heart Disease
Anticoagulation Clinic (Warfarin)
Child Immunisations
Smoking Cessation
Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to improve your health.
