Improving Care and Services for People with Chronic Pain

That the Parliament recognises the impact of chronic pain on people's health and wellbeing in Scotland; welcomes the publication of the Framework for Pain Management Service Delivery - Implementation Plan; notes the actions to improve care and services being taken in partnership with people with chronic pain, NHS staff and services, the third sector and other key stakeholders; supports the focus on delivering person-centred care and improving access to local support for pain; recognises the efforts to increase NHS staff skills and knowledge of chronic pain and its impact, and agrees with the commitment to improve the consistency and quality of pain management services across Scotland.