Pain Cafés in Somerset
Find support for learning to live well with pain.
Pain Café sessions are running now across Somerset.
Find your nearest one by exploring the map below. Click on location icons on the map, or click here for a list with more information.
Find your Pain Café
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Resources to manage pain
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BRIDGWATER PCN
Key local towns: Bridgwater, North Petherton, Cannington, Woolavington, Nether Stowey and surrounding areas.
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
Free Live Well With Pain courses run frequently in this area run by the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP).
Next free course:
You can check if a course is running near you by clicking here and searching for 'Live Well with Pain'. If there isn't one running you can submit an expression of interest here.
For any other enquiries, please contact - Claire Hunter: chunter@sasp.co.uk / 07305059541
CLICK PCN
Key local towns: Chard, Ilminster, Langport and surrounding areas.
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
Free Live Well With Pain courses run frequently in this area run by the Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP).
You can check if a course is running near you by clicking here and searching for 'Live Well with Pain'.
For more information on support available please contact - Claire Hunter: chunter@sasp.co.uk / 07305059541
FROME PCN
Key local towns: Frome only
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
The Pain Cafe is open to any patient living with chronic pain, registered to either Frome or Beckington Medical Practice (being in the same building) you don't need to be referred by a GP.
It is run by Health Connections Mendip who have offices in Frome Medical Practice.
The location of the Cafe is The Education room (upstairs) at Frome Medical Practice, Enos Way, BA11 2FH and runs every last Friday (with the exception of December) from 11.30 - 1pm.
For more information call 01373 468368 (choose option 1) or email frome.healthconnections@nhs.net
NORTH SEDGEMOOR PCN
Key local towns: Burnham on Sea, Highbridge, Cheddar and surrounding areas.
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
- The Health Coaches can offer 1:1 appointments with patients experiencing pain using the Live Well with Pain Ten Footsteps approach.
- Health Coaches currently have no regular support groups running.
WEST SOMERSET PCN
Key local towns: Porlock, Minehead, Watchet, Dulverton, Exmoor and surrounding areas.
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
- Living well with pain on Exmoor runs on the third Thursday of every month from 12 noon to 1.30pm at Fishers Mead Community Centre, 12 Fishers Mead, Dulverton TA22 9EN
For more information contact Christine: christine.nelder@outlook.com
RURAL PRACTICE NETWORK (South Somerset East)
Key local towns: Bruton, Milborne Port, Wincanton, Sparkford and surrounding areas.
Check which GP surgeries are within this PCN here.
Support in this area:
All pain cafés are open to anyone registered with one of the 5 GP surgeries in Castle Cary, Bruton, Wincanton, Queen Camel and Milborne Port.
- Castle Cary: meets on the 4th Thursday of each month from 10am to 12 noon at Catherines Close communal lounge (BA7 7HP).
- Milborne Port: meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Wheathill Close communal lounge (DT9 5EU).
- Queen Camel: meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Cleaveside Close communal lounge (BA22 7PR).
- Wincanton: meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 2.00 to 4.00pm at Common Road/Deanesley Way communal lounge (BA9 9RG)
- *ONLINE* Monthly Live Well with Pain Café: This meets on Microsoft Teams on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7.00 to 8.00pm.
For details of all cafés, contact Sue Crisfield (sue.crisfield1@nhs.net) or call 07749 418850
