Pain & quality of life Resources

Currently, there are more than eight million people in the UK living with moderate to severely disabling pain and approximately 43% of adults, equating to almost 28 million
people, experiencing some form of chronic pain. It was recently reported by the Health Foundation thinktank that the ‘number of people with chronic pain in England [is set] to rise by 1.9m by 2040’ (Health Foundation, 2023).

Dr Karen Ousey gives an overview of the prevention and aetiology of heel pressure ulcers

Dr Karen Ousey PhD, RGN is a Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Article accepted for publication: October 2009