All links accessed August 28 2020.

1. NICE. ‘Commonly used treatments for chronic pain can do more harm than good and should not be used, says NICE in draft guidance’. August 3 2020. https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/commonly-used-treatments-for-chronic-pain-can-do-more-harm-than-good-and-should-not-be-used-says-nice-in-draft-guidance

2. NICE. Guideline: ‘Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management’. Draft for consultation. August 2020. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/GID-NG10069/documents/draft-guideline

3. The British Pain Society. ‘The British Pain Society's interim statement on NICE draft guidance on Chronic pain in over 16s: assessment and management’. August 11 2020. https://www.britishpainsociety.org/static/uploads/resources/files/BPS_interim_statement_NICE_11.08.20___2.pdf

4. NICE. Guideline scope. ‘Chronic pain: assessment and management’. January 31 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10069/documents/final-scope

5. World Health Organization. ‘WHO releases new International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11)’. June 18 2018. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/18-06-2018-who-releases-new-international-classification-of-diseases-(icd-11)

6. WHO. ICD-11. International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision. The global standard for diagnostic health information. https://icd.who.int/en

7. WHO. ICD-10 Version:2019. https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en

8. WHO. ICD-11 Browser. MG30 Chronic pain. https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f1581976053

9. International Association for the Study of Pain. ‘Chronic Pain has arrived in the ICD-11’. January 17 2019. https://www.iasp-pain.org/PublicationsNews/NewsDetail.aspx?ItemNumber=8340

10. WHO. ICD-11 Browser. MG30.0 Chronic primary pain. https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f1326332835

11. WHO. ICD-11 Browser. MG30.03 Chronic headache or orofacial pain. https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/http%3a%2f%2fid.who.int%2ficd%2fentity%2f2104869000

12. NICE Clinical guideline CG150. ‘Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management’. Published September 19 2012; last updated November 25 2015. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg1

13. NICE guideline NG59. ‘Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management’. Published November 30 2016; updated September 22 2020. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng59

14. NICE guideline NG100. ‘Rheumatoid arthritis in adults: management’. Published July 11 2018. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng100

15. NICE Clinical guideline CG177. ‘Osteoarthritis: care and management’. Published February 12 2014. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg177

16. NICE guideline NG65. ‘Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management’. Published February 28 2017; last updated June 2 2017. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng65

17. NICE Clinical guideline CG173. ‘Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings’. Published November 20 2013; last updated July 19 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg173

18. NICE guideline NG73. ‘Endometriosis: diagnosis and management’. Published September 6 2017. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73

19. NICE Clinical guideline CG61. ‘Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management’. Published February 23 2008, last updated April 4 2017. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg61

20. NICE. ‘Chronic pain: assessment and management’ Draft guidance consultation documents. [J] ‘Evidence review for pharmacological management’. August 2020 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10069/consultation/html-content-2

21. NICE guideline. NG144. ‘Cannabis-based medicinal products’. Published November 11 2019.  https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng144

22. NICE Key therapeutic topic KTT21. ‘Medicines optimisation in chronic pain’. Published January 16 2017, last updated September 1 2019. https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/ktt21

23. NICE Guideline in development GID-NG10141. ‘Safe prescribing and withdrawal management of prescribed drugs associated with dependence and withdrawal’. Expected publication November 17 2021. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ng10141

24. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy)’. Last revised in March 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/sciatica-lumbar-radiculopathy/

25. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Sprains and strains’. Last revised in April 2020. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/sprains-strains/

26. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Shoulder pain’. Last revised in April 2017. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/shoulder-pain/

27. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Neck pain - non-specific’. Last revised in October 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/neck-pain-non-specific/

28. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Tennis elbow’. Last revised in November 2017. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/tennis-elbow/

29. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Carpal tunnel syndrome’. Last revised in September 2016.  https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/

30. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Neck pain - whiplash injury’. Last revised in October 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/neck-pain-whiplash-injury/

31. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Plantar fasciitis’. Last revised in March 2020. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/plantar-fasciitis/

32. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Gout’. Last revised in February 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/gout/

33. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Dysmenorrhoea’. Last revised in November 2018. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dysmenorrhoea/

34. WHO. Cancer. ‘WHO’s cancer pain ladder for adults’. https://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/painladder/en/

35. BNF. ‘Pain, Chronic’. https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summary/pain-chronic.html

36. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS). ‘Analgesia - mild-to-moderate pain’. Last revised in September 2015. https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/analgesia-mild-to-moderate-pain/