Pain Concern aims to bring people living with with chronic pain, those caring for them, their friends, families and healthcare professionals, into one pain community dedicated to a world where having pain does not stop you having a full life and where you feel understood.To this end:We offer high quality information about pain using a variety of accessible media tools.We support patient-centred care and empowerment of patients to self-manage their pain.We support the recognition of pain as a condition of its own right in science, policy and practice.We support early pain management intervention.We believe people living with pain deserve compassion and empathy so that their voices and experiences are fully acknowledged in a genuine partnership with their healthcare professionals.We believe all patients should have access to the best evidence-based treatments.We will work with other organisations whenever this helps us achieve our objectives.We aim to influence policy in ways that will improve the lives of those living with pain.