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Shingles Vaccine adult immunisation update and report
Shingles Vaccine adult immunisation schedule following Public Consultation and HIQA report

Sligo Pain Clinic – Temporary Closure.
Closure of Sligo University Hospital’s Chronic Pain Unit – update Chronic Pain Ireland is monitoring the news that the Sligo University Hospital Chronic Pain Unit will close on Friday 28th June 2024 due to the current consultants moving to new roles. Assurances have been given by Saolta that the closure of Sligo University Hospital’s Chronic Pain Unit is temporary.

Patients Deserve Better – Mayo Hospital campaign launch
Patients Deserve Better - Mayo Hospital campaign launch Patients Deserve Better Campaign is now focusing on Mayo...

Sleep Research persistent musculoskeletal pain
Sleep Research: Does a brief sleep education workshop change beliefs about sleep in healthcare professionals and...

Irish company to transform the lives of people with Chronic Pain
Irish company to transform the lives of people with Chronic Pain through Virtual Reality Press Release - Dublin 4th...

Mindfulness and Chronic Pain: How It Helps
Mindfulness can help us to manage the mental/emotional side of long-term illness by changing our relationship to our symptoms, reducing the amount of worry, anxiety or stress that goes with them. This can then actually lower the amount of primary pain we perceive.
We may not have control over what is happening to our bodies but by developing a sense of kindness and compassion towards ourselves, along with the ability to clearly see our experience, we can change our experience of pain learn to live well with it.

SIP Ireland: New Leadership
SIP Ireland: A national SIP platform is an umbrella organisation grouping national or regional organizations and...

Chronic Pain Ireland awarded Triple Lock status
Chronic Pain Ireland awarded Triple Lock Status We are delighted to announce that for the second consecutive year,...

CALL FOR NATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY INITIATIVE
CALL FOR NATIONAL HEALTH LITERACY INITIATIVE - Launch Date: 18/01/2024 Issued by the Chair and Vice-Chair of Patients...

Board Members vacancies – seeking applications
Board Members vacancies - seeking applications The board of Chronic Pain Ireland is currently seeking two new board...

Chronic pain management: turn the pain volume down this winter.
The onset of winter can increase the challenges for people living with chronic pain, which is pain, regardless of the condition, that persists for more than three months.

Charity Trustees’ Week – Celebrating our Board of trustees
This Charity Trustees’ Week we want to say a great big THANK YOU to all of our fantastic trustees. As volunteers, they dedicate their time, expertise, knowledge and insight to make a significant contribution to Chronic Pain Ireland behind the scenes.