What the service does
How to access the service
Opening hours
Useful links
What the service does
The acute pain service provides safe and effective management of acute pain using techniques and therapies such as:
- epidural
- patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
- peripheral nerve infusion of local anaesthetic
How to access the service
You can be referred to the acute pain service by:
- medical or nursing staff
- allied health professionals
Opening hours
The acute pain service is on four sites:
| Royal Victoria Hospital Every day, 8am to 4pm |
Belfast City Hospital Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm |
| Mater Hospital Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm |
Musgrave Park Hospital Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm |
Consultants also go around the wards each week in the Royal Victoria Hospital and Belfast City Hospital.
Useful links
- British Pain Society
- Association of Anaesthetists: Guidelines
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine – Acute Pain Management: Scientific Evidence