Selected resources - for more on this topic contact the library

Current Awarenss Bulletin

Contact library staff to receive a weekly Pain Management email bulletin which provides details of new research published in the top 5 quality journals as well as details of any relevant articles published in The Lancet, BMJ, NEJM, JAMA and Cochrane Reviews.

Useful Websites

British Pain Society; contains access to publications such as pain scales in multiple languages and guidelines on various aspects of pain management
Chronic Pain Policy Coalition: its mission is to work with Parliament to develop an improved strategy for the prevention, treatment and management of chronic pain and its associated conditions
International Association for the Study of Pain: a professional forum for science, practice and education in the field of pain
National Electronic Library for Medicines: medical speciality pain control: a website which is continuously updated with latest news and publications on drug treatments for pain
Pain-talk: website for UK Healthcare Professionals with an interest in acute, chronic, or palliative Pain Management

Electronic Journals - Top 5 - Athens account required

Other e-journals are available: log in with NHS Athens at NHS Evidence

BMC Palliative Care - 2002 onwards
Headache: journal of head and face pain - 2000 onwards (delayed 1 year)
Molecular pain - 2005 onwards
Pain research and management - 2006 onwards (delay 1 year)
Palliative medicine - 1998 onwards

Print Journals

	GRH	CGH
Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain		2005 onwards
European Journal of Pain	2004 - 2008
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management		2001 onwards
Pain	1985 - 2001	2001 - 2010
Pain Clinic		2001 - 2007

Electronic Books - Athens account required

Burton, John H.; Minor, James.(2008) Emergency sedation and pain management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Carr, E. C. J. ; Layzell, M. ; Christensen, M. (2010). Advancing nursing practice in pain management. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
Colvin, L. A. ; Fallon, M. T. (2012). ABC of pain. (ABC). Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell. Marcus, Dawn A (2009) Chronic Pain : A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management. 2nd ed. Totowa, N.J. : Humana
Watson, Max et al (2009).Oxford handbook of palliative care. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press

New Books

Title	Shelved at
Brook, P. ; Connell, J. ; Pickering, T. (2011). Oxford handbook of pain management. (Oxford handbooks). Oxford : Oxford University Press	WL830 GRH/CGH
Colvin, L. A. ; Fallon, M. T. (2012). ABC of pain. (ABC). Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell	WL800 CGH
D'Arcy, Y. (2011). Compact clinical guide to acute pain management : an evidence-based approach for nurses. (Compact Clinical Guide). New York : Springer	WL830 CGH
Parsons, G. ; Preece, W. (2010). Principles and practice of managing pain : a guide for nurses and allied health professionals. Maidenhead : Open University Press	WL830 GRH
Turk, D. C. ; Melzack, R. (2011). Handbook of pain assessment. 3rd ed. New York; London : Guilford Press	WL800 CGH

Please contact the library to suggest appropriate books for purchase

Need to know more?

For a full list of books & journals use our online catalogue - www.swims.nhs.uk
To find more e-journals go to NHS Evidence and log in with your NHS Athens account
To ask for a literature search on a specific topic contact the library, details below

The Library Alexandra House Cheltenham General Hospital Tel: 0300 422 3036 Email:

The Library Redwood Education Centre Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Tel: 0300 422 6495 Email:

 

 

 

 

Updated 29th March 2012 LB
(Electronic Books - 2nd July 2013 LB)
(Books - 25th February 2013 LB)
(e-journals 23rd January 2013 DC)
(Print journals - 21st March 2013 CG)