Self-management course to start

A free self-management course designed to improve quality of life for people living with chronic pain is due to start in Montrose in April.

The five-week programme will be run by Pain Association Scotland on behalf of the Angus Health and Social Care Partnership.

The course is for anyone living with chronic pain who would like to find out what they can do to manage it more effectively, regardless of the cause or the stage of their condition.

Sessions will be held once a week and will aim to give participants a better understanding of pain and the skills to help them better manage their health.

Rhona Guild, primary care manager for Angus Health and Social Care Partnership, said: “Self-management is an important approach to health that explores the things you can do to improve the quality of your life despite a painful condition.

“It is not a replacement for medicine and doesn’t provide direct pain relief, however, it helps lots of people to cope better with a difficult situation.

“Improved self-management of their condition can make a difference to people’s lives and these afternoon sessions offer short, intense training in the self-management approach to chronic pain.”

The first session will be held on April 9.

For more details call 01307 474889 or email achppatient courses.tayside@nhs.net