I am pleased to be near the completion of my studies, and this module was a great way to amalgamate all that I have learned through the previous modules. Managing pain in the community is a vast subject, and to me, highlights the need for MDT collaboration, as pain is certainly not simple, rather multi-faceted, and no one discipline holds all the answers in treating it. I was impressed with our first tutorial especially, where the speaker discussed frequent service users, multi-morbidity and chronic pain. As with many things through my studies, I was unaware of many of the problems encountered by many patients. I was impressed by the dedication of the team who analysed why there were so many frequent attenders to A&E, and their setting up of a service to support these patients. I've long said that many people need a ‘professional best friend’ to aid them through life, and it was good to see an example of this being used in the real world. I looked to see what my area has to off...