Overview

Our team of anaesthetists and specialist pain nurses do daily visits to people staying on our wards across our hospital sites.

They support and provide medicines to help people manage their pain.

We see inpatients with:

• long-term (chronic) pain on a high dose of medicines awaiting surgery
• complex or uncontrolled pain after surgery
• complex conditions causing severe pain

We work closely with other services and health professionals who may be involved in your care, including:

• surgery
• long-term (chronic) pain
• palliative care
• cancer
• pharmacy

We are also involved in developing the service including;

• advancing clinical practice in pain management
• educating staff
• pain audits and research
• new and advancing initiatives

This is a nurse-led service. It is led by:

Our consultants

Suneil Ramessur, clinical lead consultant anaesthetist

Pungavi Kailainatha, consultant anaesthetist pain management

Jackie Porter, consultant anaesthetist pain management

Ulka Vamadevan, consultant anaesthetist pain management

Research and clinical trials

Research is vital to improving the care that you receive when you're unwell. You can help improve healthcare by taking part in research studies at our Trust. During your appointment, ask your healthcare professional about research. They'll be happy to tell you about research studies you could be eligible to join.