The NECS Medicines Optimisation Team and Tees Valley CCG worked closely with South Tees Hospital Foundation Trust (STHFT) in order to explore ways of addressing high prescribing of opioids in the area. STHFT operates an opioid reduction clinic, and members of their pain team have been actively involved in delivering the IWOTCH project (Improving the Wellbeing of People with Opioid Treated Chronic Pain), a support programme that aims to improve the everyday functioning for people living with chronic pain and reduce their opioid use.
