VIP -The Future of Pain Services in the UK: A Conversation with Dr. Helen Makins

About this episode

Dr. Helen Makins discusses the future of pain services in the UK and her role in improving clinical outcomes.

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Dr Helen Makins, a Consultant in Pain Medicine at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK and someone whose career has taken her across clinical practice, education, commissioning, global health and now national leadership. Helen is currently the National Clinical Lead for the Chronic Pain Programme at GIRFT – Getting It Right First Time, a major NHS initiative focused on improving clinical outcomes, reducing variation and redesigning services ac...

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Host: Deepak Ravindran

Guest: Dr Helen Makins

Topics covered

• pain management
• healthcare services
• clinical outcomes
• Chronic Pain Programme
• NHS initiatives

Keywords

• pain services
• Chronic Pain Programme
• NHS
• healthcare
• clinical practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, GIRFT, NHS

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