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Clinical governance and chronic pain: towards a practical solution
Author(s) -
Griffiths D. P. G.,
Mitchell Noon J.,
Campbell F. A.,
Price C. M.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03088.x
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , outcome (game theory) , audit , clinical governance , chronic pain , physical therapy , portfolio , data collection , pain management , work (physics) , intensive care medicine , nursing , mechanical engineering , health care , statistics , management , mathematical economics , mathematics , financial economics , engineering , economics , economic growth
Summary There have been many studies into the effectiveness of single interventions in pain, however, little is known of performance or outcome of pain clinics where treatment often consists of multiple, complex interventions. Many pain clinicians currently experience considerable difficulty in fulfilling the requirements of clinical governance and completing a personal portfolio. There is a clear and urgent need for a viable method of monitoring performance. This study describes a well‐developed computer‐based system – Pain Audit Collection System (PACS). PACS has been designed by pain clinicians through consensus and its success in uptake suggests that it is a viable method for outcome evaluation. An analysis is provided of outcome data in typical pain clinics. Further work is needed to investigate the utility of this data.