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Appointment of chronic pain lead physician: April 2009

April 2009

Dr Pete MacKenzie has been appointed as Scotland's Lead Clinician for Chronic Pain. Dr MacKenzie will lead national work on improving care for chronic pain sufferers. This will focus on integrating care in hospital and in the community, working more closely with voluntary sector specialists and providing more sources of treatment for pain management so that care can be provided as close to home as possible for more Scots.

Dr MacKenzie is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management based at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital. His appointment is initially for three years with the possibility of an extension, funded from the Scottish Government's Long Term Conditions budget.