I’ve just had an email from Bronwen Kelly at PMH answering some of my questions regarding the new pain service at PMH. Here’s a summary of where it’s up to. Thank you Bronwen, I appreciate this useful update. Q. Where is the PMH Pain Service planning up to? A. The first paediatric complex pain service […]
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PMH Pain Service To Start This Month
As far as I can work out, the new PMH Pain Service will open a first clinic this month. I’ve only heard this indirectly as there is sadly no information available from PMH itself. There are several important pieces of information parents are interested in. I’ll list them here; – the name of the Pain […]
PMH – Important Questions Parents Are Asking About The New Pain Service
It’s five months since the announcement that PMH would be funded to establish a Pain Service. I’ve been waiting to hear news about when the service is likely to commence. It’s hard to be patient when you know that the absence of this clinic represents real suffering for a very vulnerable group. It’s not just […]
PMH – How Pain Services Can Be Even Better for Young People in WA
Elizabeth Benton is a psychologist specialising in working with young people who live with persistent pain. She is Director of the new Remedy Pain Centre in Fremantle. In this interview she speaks to Julia Sutton about the missing element in pain services for WA children and younger adults, the Remedy Pain Centre and the changing focus […]
No More Delay For PMH Chronic Pain Service – Let’s Make It Happen Now
Hi Friends and Fellow Campaigners for Improved Pain Services at PMH, I have good news and an urgent request for your continued support. PMH have confirmed this to me in an email. “The WA Government has pledged $600,000 over the next four years to establish a chronic pain service, as part of a multi-million dollar […]
New Chronic Pain Service Announced For PMH
The first step toward the dedicated pain unit at PMH appears to have been taken. In the last weeks the State Government has responded to calls from parents and the medical community for improved pain services at PMH with an allocation of funds. Here is what has been confirmed so far: “The WA Government has […]
New Techniques for Blocking Pain Signals
In a recent 7:30 Report programme, it was reported that Australia faces silent epidemic of chronic pain. It is fascinating to watch this segment to see how some surgeons are implanting electrodes in the spine to block pain messages. Click to view the video on the ABC website. In case the ABC archive this important […]
Still No Progress On Dedicated Pain Unit at PMH – Letter from Philip Aylward
I am publishing a letter from Philip Aylward at PMH (dated 22 May 2012) to parent and PMH Pain Unit Campaign worker Tracie Barker. It is disappointing that while there seems to be an acceptance that a problem in PMH pain service exists there is no commitment to change. Right now adults can access dedicated […]
Dr Kim Hames We Need A Pain Unit at PMH
PMH has no dedicated pain unit. Adults with chronic pain can access specialist pain clinics in Western Australia – children cannot. This inequity is the basis of a campaign for a dedicated pain unit at PMH. Parents involved in the campaign have been in contact with the WA Minister for Health. While the Minister acknowledges […]
Health Minister Acknowledges Lack of Dedicated Pain Unit at PMH
The Health Minister The Hon Dr Kim Hames has sent me a letter in which he acknowledges that there is no dedicated pain unit at PMH. He goes on to say that chronic and complex pain services are spread across several departments. I believe that this lack of co-ordination means that children with chronic pain […]