Health Secretary Alex Neil has pledged improved specialist care for patients in Scotland with chronic pain, such as back pain, MS, arthritis or cancer. The BBC reports:

“Mr Neil told MSPs that health boards had now been tasked with creating action plans to improve the services available locally, such as in pain-management.

The minister also outlined plans to establish a specialist intensive pain management residential service and increase access to therapies for people in Scotland.”

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