Tamworth Hospital
Hunter New England LHD Adult Tier 2
Contact details
About this service
- Nurse consultant
- Pain specialist
- Physiotherapist
- Psychologist
- Education and advice
- Medical reviews
- Multidisciplinary assessment
- Multidisciplinary case conferencing
- Pain program
- Treatment planning and appointments with health professionals e.g. psychologist and physiotherapist
Procedures offered through link with the John Hunter Integrated Pain Service
- Nerve blocks
- Aboriginal health
- Community and primary care education
- Primary care support via telehealth model
- Nerve injury
- Pre-consultation telephone advice
- Post consultation telephone advice
- Twice yearly talks in primary care
- Website support:
- Health Pathways
- HIPS website
- ACI Pain Management Network website
Pain services
| Type | Low intensity |
|---|---|
| Content | Pre-assessment information session, delivered to all patients and support people. The program covers the new science of pain and explores a whole person approach to treatment, as well as providing TIPS pathway options. A DVD is available for distant patients. |
| Fee | Nil for public patients |
| Hours | 90 minutes single session |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Group size | 20-40 people |
| Availability | 12 times per year |
| Eligibility | Persistent pain |
| Type | Low intensity |
|---|---|
| Content | A guided self-assessment workshop for patients and support people, assisting individual development of a pain assessment and recovery plan that enables the patient to identify life goals, introducing active strategies to help work towards these. |
| Fee | Nil |
| Hours | 5 hours on 1 day |
| Frequency | Monthly and more frequently as required |
| Group size | 8 people |
| Availability | 12 times per year |
| Eligibility | Persistent pain |
| Follow up | Medical review for an individual if required |
| Type | Low intensity |
|---|---|
| Content | This small group session is designed to assist people with complex persistent pain to move ahead. The program is delivered by an interdisciplinary team and supports learning and practice of active self-management skills. |
| Fee | Nil |
| Hours | 16 hours |
| Frequency | 4 hours per week over 4 weeks |
| Group size | Up to 8 people |
| Availability | Every 6 weeks |
| Eligibility | Persistent pain with daily morphine equivalent <60mg, willingness to taper and cease opioids. |
| Follow up | Telephone review at 1 month is typical. Fortnightly phone follow up provided if required. |
| Type | Low intensity |
|---|---|
| Content | Designed as a review of the supported self-management program content, with the aim of improving uptake of active pain management skills. It provides time to collect follow-up patient data and assessment of ongoing individual needs. |
| Fee | Nil for public patients |
| Hours | 2 hours |
| Frequency | Single session |
| Group size | Up to 8 people |
| Availability | Monthly |
| Eligibility | Patients who have completed the Supported Self-Management program and would like further support to review active pain management skills. Offered 1 month after completion of the program. |