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"The pain Clinic"

About: Lincoln County Hospital / Pain Management United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

(as a service user),

The pain clinic give the best service possible, it's is an essential service that has given me some of my life back. But now without even asking for the opinion of the many many users of this essential service, the pain clinic is to close. So I can't recommend it's wonderful and essential service. I and many many others who rely on the pain clinic, now are left with either paying privately... not an option for disabled people like me as we can't afford it. Or apply to a charity to help pay for our pain relief. It's unacceptable and disgraceful to have taken this service away from us. The consultant and specialist I have seen, Have been wonderful and I would like to thank them and all their staff for helping me through some very tough times. Now I feel that the disabled and those dealing with chronic pain have been thrown on the scrap heap, as we don't matter and obviously have no say in our future care. Shame on those who have denied so many the care they need. ! ! ! !   Without lignocaine infusions my life will return to the hell it was before,   with me spending more time in bed as the pain in my body makes every movement agony and very tiring. I’ll no longer be able to leave my home or have any kind of social life. Pain is dibilitating, causes depression and even suicide and you have taken our hope for less pain away.   I’m distressed by what has happened. Please please please re think this bad decision.  

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Response from Jennie Negus, Head of Patient Experience, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 5 years ago
Jennie Negus
Head of Patient Experience,
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Submitted on 08/10/2018 at 08:50
Published on Care Opinion at 11:01


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I am so sorry and I can only begin to imagine the difficulties of living with chronic pain. I am afraid that this decision is out of our hands at our hospitals as it is currently going through a county wide tendering process. A number of pain treatments have been transferred to within other clinics and specialties and some are to be provided within the community hospitals. The Clinical Commissioning Groups 'buy' the service on behalf of patients and it is looking at the current model of provision that has led to the changes and the tendering for a new way of working.

I don't want you or any patients to be living in pain or worried about doing so and I would encourage you to discuss with your GP if you are struggling to find alternatives.

I am sorry as I know this answer is probably not what you were hoping to hear.

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