MDT Assessment Clinic
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The assessment appointment takes 2 hours and will be held at the Phoenix Centre
During that time you will have individual meetings with a –
- Specialist Pain Psychologist
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Specialist Pain Physiotherapist
You will be asked to complete questionnaires and we will do a basic assessment of your level of mobility.
The assessment is an opportunity for the team to understand in detail the difficulties that you have with your pain problem. There will also be a chance for you to ask any questions that you have about our service.
When the assessment is complete, the team will discuss your case and make a recommendation for the type of help that we feel you need.
In some cases you and the team may decide that the services offered by the Chronic Pain Self Management Team are not suitable for you. We may recommend that you are seen in a different service. All of our recommendations will be explained fully to you.
Preparing for the your assessment
- Please re-read the booklet of information from the Introduction session. This will help you think about the questions that you want to ask the team during the assessment
- Think about the goals / lifestyle changes that you would like to work on that will help you improve your quality of life, even though pain continues
- Please bring a list of the medication that you take for pain
- You will need reading glasses if you ear them so that you can complete our questionnaires
- We aim to start our clinics on time. You will be in the Centre for at least 2 hours so you might want to bring a drink and a snack with you
After your assessment appointment
Once you have completed your assessment appointment with the team, we will review all the information you have given us. Sometimes we need to contact health care professionals who are involved in your treatment for more information or speak with you over the telephone to ask some follow-up questions. This helps us to decide what we can recommend for you to support you with your pain management.
We will contact you – usually by letter – to let you know what our recommendations are.
For some people, the services offered by the Chronic Pain Self Management Team are not suitable. We may recommend that you are seen in a different service or we might suggest a range on online or community resources that you can access.
The services that the Chronic Pain Self Management Team can offer include –