The HDL commendedthe report to boards, and asked them to give particular consideration to local issuesin respect of the services they provide for chronic pain.We also expectboards to be familiar with the best practice statement on the management of chronicpain in adults issued by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) in February 2006.NHS QIS has been followingup both the McEwan Report and its best practice statement by means of a benchmarkingexercise intended to establish the current adult chronic pain services across primary,secondary and tertiary care.