Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2026
Pain Concern

Pain Concern's Impact 2025-2026

Pain Concern supports people living with chronic pain and health professionals through information, education and peer support. In 2025, the helpline supported 200 people per month; the Airing Pain podcast reached 1,100 listeners per month across 150 episodes (earning CPD credits from the Faculty of Pain Medicine); Pain Matters magazine had 1,600 active HealthUnlocked community members and 280 new posts monthly; 42 pain education sessions were delivered across 5 Scottish health boards; and 17,000 people visited the website monthly. The charity celebrated 30 years of publishing and podcasting.

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📋About

Airing Pain podcast (150 episodes, CPD-credited); Pain Matters magazine (print and digital with audio option); HealthUnlocked online peer community; helpline (staffed by people with lived experience); 2-hour pain education sessions (NHS partnership, 5 Scottish health boards); mindfulness sessions (online taster and full courses); Self-Management Navigator Tool (NICE-recognised, interactive appointment prep tool); pain education videos for waiting areas; website and resources Custom geography from upload: Scotland / UK-wide

📊Key Metrics

200 people helped per month via helpline (phone and email); 1,100 podcast listeners per month; 1,600 active HealthUnlocked community members with 280 new posts monthly Key Metric 1
42 pain education sessions delivered across 5 Scottish health boards; 17,000 website visits monthly; 900 support resources downloaded monthly Key Metric 2
10,500 social media followers; 2,000 monthly newsletter recipients; Airing Pain podcast at 150 episodes — awarded Honorary BPS Membership to producer; Navigator Tool recognised by NICE Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Pain education participant quote: 'I feel so much less isolated — I've come away with realistic action points that might make my life a little easier'; Navigator Tool used in pain clinics nationally; CPD credits awarded by Faculty of Pain Medicine for podcast
  • Hosted Jennie Minto MSP (Minister for Public Health, Scotland) alongside chronic pain stakeholders — commitment to prioritise chronic pain in government policy; contributed to Scottish Government Chronic Pain Prescribing Guideline and SIGN; helped establish Scottish Patient and Public Involvement in Pain Research (PPIE) event
  • 30th anniversary of publishing and podcasting; Heather Wallace won 2024 Inspiring Volunteer Award; Marjorie Fisher and Urszula Sadecka honoured at Volunteer Edinburgh 2025 Inspiring Awards; supporting IASP 2026 Neuropathic Pain campaign; pain education video series for health professionals created

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