NICE guideline NG193 for chronic pain: reasons to be cheerful

Publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline for assessment of chronic pain and management of chronic primary pain (NG193) was a watershed moment.1 The guideline received a polarised response from both people with chronic pain and clinicians. Many reports focused on, and often misinterpreted, the pharmacological recommendations in the guideline. However, we suggest that the guideline sends a hopeful...