Hillingdon
Pain
Pain can affect many aspects of life during serious illness, but there are ways to manage it. Information for patients and carers on understanding different types of pain and pain relief plus common worries about painkillers is included here.
Pain Help and Support Services in Hillingdon
Find the service you need - from local to national options
Help and Support21st July 2025
Prescribing ahead: information for patients and carers
Understanding the injections that you have been asked to keep at home. Advice from a senior palliative physician
Expert Advice
9th January 2025
Concerns about opiates: Information for patients and carers
Worries about drugs such as Morphine are common
12th December 2024
Painkillers: Information for patients and carers
Good pain relief is crucial. It can help people to eat, drink and feel they have a reason to live
Expert Advice
17th January 2024
Bowel obstruction: Information for patients and carers
How to recognise the signs of a blockage in the bowel