Cora Health - Pain Management Service

Barnsley Community Pain Management Service - provided by Cora Health

The community pain service, commissioned by South Yorkshire ICB, consists of specialist pain 
clinicians from a variety of professional disciplines, including, physiotherapy, medical, 
psychological therapy, nursing, and occupational therapy. 

All patients will be assessed by a clinician who specialises in persistent pain. They will receive 
a thorough biopsychosocial assessment during which they will discuss the treatments the 
patient has tried to date and their responses to them. They will also assess the impact that 
pain is having on the patient’s life, provide education and advice and agree a plan with the 
patient, having discussed the available options. 

Where possible, we try to reduce pain, however pain reduction is not always achievable, and 
we are often more successful in working with people to reduce the impact that pain has on 
day-to-day life. The primary aim of our services is therefore to improve functioning and quality 
of life, with pain.

Accessing the service

Services offered 

  • Education and supported self-management and pain rehabilitation
  • Group Pain Management Programmes
  • Medication reviews to support safe use of pain medications in line with NICE 
    guidance, this may involve recommendations on deprescribing
  • Pain intervention techniques, following NICE guidance e.g., Radiofrequency 
    Denervation for persistent low back pain (on a Mobile Injection Unit)
  • Referrer advice and guidance, training and education on chronic pain can also be 
    supported


Barnsley clinic:

Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre

Innovation Way
Wilthorpe
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 1JL

Referral guidelines

Referral criteria

  • Aged 16 years and over
  • Chronic widespread or localised non-cancer pain (present for more than 3 - 6 
    months, in accordance with local agreements) 
  • Experiencing either distress, disability or pain-related medication issues
  • Patients should be appropriately investigated (if appropriate) and results fed back 
    and actioned, prior to referral
  • Registered with a Barnsley GP

Exclusion criteria

  • Suspected Inflammatory /Rheumatological condition 
  • Pain related to active cancer or palliative care 
  • Significant suicide risk and/or psychosis 
  • Under 16
  • Severe cognitive impairment - unsuitable to engage in self-management
  • Complex and chronic pain states, for example, phantom limb /organ pain, post-stroke 
    pain or complex regional pain syndrome or who require specialised interventions 
    (e.g., spinal cord stimulation), as these warrant referral to a regional tertiary pain 
    management centre
  • Patients undergoing investigation and/or waiting for a procedure in secondary care

Updated:  Oct 2026

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