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See the impact of innovative projects on people with persistent pain. Explore and download evaluation resources here.

Creativity and pain management

‘Unmasking Pain’ through creativity

The findings from this study exploring the lived experience of taking part in ‘Unmasking Pain’ demonstrates the power and opportunity of the Arts sector and artist-led activities to support people with chronic pain to have a better pain experience.

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Pain through the perspective of art and creativity

Art has the potential to shift people living with pain from “I can’t do, I am not willing to do it” to “Perhaps I can, I’ll give it a go, I enjoyed.”

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Live Well with Pain

LWWP impact 2025

As this report shows, Live Well with Pain's reach and impact continues to grow.

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Deprescribing opioids

Assessing the feasibility of the GOTT in primary care

Prescribing of opioid and gabapentinoid/pregabalin decreased substantially in the practice across the intervention period. The data showed an increase in clinician confidence in skills to enable self-management.

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Medicines Safety Improvement Programme evaluation

Through a neighbourhood health and biopsychosocial approach in the West of England, 17 lives have been saved by reduction in chronic opioid use, and 487 people had the risk of opioid-related death halved.

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Ten Footsteps programmes

Evaluating Ten Footsteps in the West Midlands

A clinical evaluation of a LWWP 10 Footsteps-informed NHS Pain self-management programme in the West Midlands: early findings.

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Evaluation of a 10-Footsteps-informed NHS Pain self-management group

Feasibility, suitability and acceptability of a physiotherapy self-management group for adults in a multicultural and diverse community of south London: preliminary outcomes.

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