Rethinking Pain - Wharfedale Airedale & Craven Alliance

Do you live with day-to-day pain? If you do, ask your Doctor if you would benefit from being referred to the Rethinking Pain service.

Rethinking Pain is a community-based chronic pain service available for Patients registered at all the WACA Surgeries:

Addingham Medical Centre
Dyneley House Surgery
Grange Park Surgery
IG Medical
Ilkley & Wharfedale Medical Practice
Ling House Medical Centre
Townhead Surgery

Rethinking Pain supports people with long-term pain in their community, alongside any clinical care they receive.

Understand more about their pain and how the body responds to it
Meet others who experience long-term pain
Find out how to cope with day-to-day pain better
Hear about community-based activities, support & offers

To refer into the Rethinking Pain Service:

Complete the 'Support Plan' document below
Contact your WACA GP Practice and ask for an appointment with the social prescriber or a GP for them to complete the referral

Rethinking Pain Support Plan (PDF Version - click on the link which will bring up a page that you can print off and fill in)

Rethinking Pain Support Plan (Word Version - click on the link which we bring up an editable document that you can complete and save to email or print out)

For more information, please visit Rethinking Pain | Community-Based Pain support or email the team : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Download the below leaflets for more information and support tool:

Understanding Pain Session Leaflet

Rethinking Pain Patient Leaflet

Explaining Pain

10 Tools to Support Pain Management

Sleep Therapy Session Flyer

Diet Therapy Information

Pacing leaflet

Watch our new 'Understanding Pain and How To Think About Pain Differently In Under Ten Minutes' Video - below