The Care Sector Call - Pain in Care

Identifying, supporting and caring for people who can’t say they’re hurting. A free online call for care leaders across the UK.

Pain in Care: Identifying, Supporting and Caring for People Who Can’t Say They’re Hurting
Too many people in care live with pain that goes unnoticed. When someone can’t easily tell us they are hurting, their pain can be mistaken for agitation, distress or “attention seeking”. This is especially true for people living with dementia, older people and people with complex needs.
This month’s Care Sector Call is all about pain in care. Together we will explore:

• Identifying pain in people who find it difficult to communicate it, including the signs that are easily missed
• Supporting people living with pain, and the teams and families around them
• Caring well, so no one lives with sustained pain because those around them didn’t see that they were hurting

Joining us:

• Dr Cathy Stannard, Clinical Lead for Pain Transformation, NHS Gloucestershire ICB, on what pain actually is and why context matters
• Tim Atkinson, Chair of the British Pain Society’s Expert Patient and Carer Committee, on what it’s really like to live with pain
• Professor Pat Schofield, Professor of Clinical Nursing, University of Plymouth, on recognising and managing pain in people living with dementia
• Sophy Gretton and Nipuna Gunawardena on pain when someone is approaching the end of life
• Denis Repard on spotting the signs of pain in the care records you already keep

You will hear short contributions from guest speakers with research, clinical and frontline experience, followed by open discussion and your questions. Speakers will be announced soon.

Who it’s for: care home and homecare owners, managers and directors, nurses, care workers, commissioners and families. It’s for anyone who cares for someone who may not be able to say they are in pain.

About the Care Sector Call: the Care Sector Call is the free monthly online event from [Coproduce Care](https://www.coproducecare.com), the social care community think tank. Each call focuses on a single theme, bringing care providers, professionals, policymakers and people who draw on care together in one conversation. Recent speakers have included Professor Martin Green, Sir Andrew Dilnot, Alex Ruck Keene KC and Nadra Ahmed CBE.
The call takes place on Microsoft Teams. You will receive the joining link before the event. The call is free to join.