East of England Ambulance Service.

A new book written by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust paramedics to help deliver high quality care for patients is being launched next week.

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The group of front-line staff who have contributed to ‘Pain: an ambulance perspective’ will be presented with their own copies during an event on Wednesday, where guests will also hear about how pain management for patients was an area that needed more focus in the ambulance care arena.

Edited by clinical managers Tracy Nicholls and Lucas Hawkes-Frost, the contents cover areas such as assessing and measuring pain, medication, children and pain, and pain relief in the elderly.

Every clinical member of staff in the region will receive a book and publishers Class Health will sell the book online.

As part of its ongoing programme to improve pain management, the trust is also exploring further pain management interventions.

Consultant paramedic John Martin said: “As clinicians we should be putting the complexity of pain in physical, emotional and cognitive contexts and how to manage it best for the patient.

“It’s also important the group of people involved in this huge project are recognised for their invaluable contribution. “A lot of hard work went into this and of course we hope it benefits any clinician who uses it.”