Chronic pain and health inequalities: why we need to act

Delivering equitable pain care: Lessons from the Scottish Service Model for Chronic Pain

“…Another important consideration, which is difficult to capture in a linear care model, is the idea that people living with chronic pain experience a non-linear ‘journey’ (or ecosystem), 21 , 22 which includes experiences of care and service utilisation. Healthcare structures and pathways are usually designed by healthy people with their abilities, literacy and capacity in mind.…”