The Rural Practice Network

07/01/2026

If you're registered with Wincanton Health Centre you are welcome to attend one of these two information sessions about Live Well with Pain.

Join us to learn practical self-management skills and build confidence in living well with pain.

31/12/2025

If you live with a long-term pain condition, we know the impact that can have - it seems to dominate every day, affects your mood, your sleep, your ability to do the things you want to do, and much more besides.

The Rural Practice Network is made up of the GP Surgeries in Castle Cary, Wincanton, Bruton, Queen Camel and Milborne Port. We run a programme called Live Well with Pain- the Ten Footsteps - which is a non-medical, skills-based, self-management approach to understanding, managing and living better with pain.

We have Live Well with Pain cafes in each of the towns and anyone registered with the practices is welcome to come along. They meet monthly for two hours and are friendly, social and informal groups where you can meet with others living better with their pain! Please contact the health coach at your surgery for more information.

Welcome to Ten Footsteps – and congratulations on taking the first step towards living well with pain!

13/10/2025

A new group for men in Bruton - all welcome.

08/09/2025

Unfortunately we cannot hold the Live Well with Pain cafe at Cleaveside Close this Wednesday, 10 September, but will be open again for the next one on Wednesday 8 October, from 10.30am to 12.30pm - if you live with a long-term pain condition and are registered at Queen Camel Medical Centre you are very welcome to join us.

13/08/2025

PLEASE NOTE - RE-ARRANGED PAIN CAFE DATE!

The Queen Camel Live Well with Pain cafe will take place next Wednesday 20 August from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Cleaveside Close community lounge (BA22 7PR).

Come along and have a cuppa and a chat with others living with long-term pain. We will be looking at the importance of communication when living with pain, and will be joined by staff from Wincanton Sports Centre to talk about the ProActive GP referral scheme and activities they have for people living with long-term health conditions.

12/08/2025

Unfortunately, due to illness, the Live Well with Pain cafe at Cleaveside Close in Queen Camel that was due to take place tomorrow, Wednesday 13 August, is postponed. We will post on here when the new date is to meet. Apologies for any inconvenience.

04/08/2025

If you are registered with Milborne Port Surgery and live with a long term pain condition, you are welcome to come along and meet others in the same situation and learn about how the Live Well with Pain Ten Footsteps can help you with managing your pain.

Come and join us at our Live Well with Pain cafe tomorrow, Tuesday 5 August from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Wheathill Close communal lounge, Milborne Port (DT9 5EU).
We will be looking at one of the Ten Footsteps on how the art of communication can help in managing pain.

We're a friendly bunch and look forward to meeting you!

23/07/2025

If you live with a long-term pain condition and would like support to understand and manage your pain in a way that helps you live your life, doing the things you want to do - please come along to our friendly and informal Castle Cary Live Well with Pain cafe this Thursday, 24 July, from 10am to 12 noon at Catherines Close communal lounge (BA7 7HP). The group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month. Come and meet others who live with the impact of pain - you are not alone! This month we will be talking about the importance of getting more active when living with chronic pain. A warm welcome and a free cuppa awaits you!

24/06/2025

If you live with a long-term pain condition and would like support to understand and manage your pain in a way that helps you live your life, doing the things you want to do - please come along to our friendly and informal Castle Cary Live Well with Pain cafe this Thursday, 26 June, from 10am to 12 noon at Catherines Close communal lounge (BA7 7HP). The group meets on the fourth Thursday of every month. Come and meet others who live with the impact of pain - you are not alone! This month we will be talking about the essential skill of Goal Setting when living with chronic pain. A warm welcome and a free cuppa awaits you!

09/06/2025

If you'd like to start to become more active and need a way to get started, look no further! Join us at the Balsam Centre at 10am on Thursday!

☀️☀️☀️ The sun is out and the Amble is back! ☀️☀️☀️

What’s the Amble, you ask? It’s the shortest of our Health Walks (under 1km), taken at a slow pace. It’s ideal if you haven't done much walking before, or perhaps you don't leave the house that often and would like to feel the benefit of taking a gentle stroll outside with other people for company.

We start again for the season this Thursday, meeting at The Balsam Centre at 10am. If you can’t get to us easily, the CAT Bus will pick you up. Just call them two days beforehand on 01963 33864 to book.

Find more info here 👉 https://www.balsamcentre.org.uk/the-amble-short-health-walk

29/05/2025

If you are registered with Milborne Port Surgery and live with a long term pain condition, you are welcome to come along and meet others in the same situation and learn about how the Live Well with Pain Ten Footsteps can help you with managing your pain. Come and join us at our Live Well with Pain cafe next Tuesday 3 June from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Wheathill Close communal lounge, Milborne Port (DT9 5EU).
We will be looking at one of the Ten Footsteps on how Goal Setting and Pacing can help in managing pain.
We're a friendly bunch and look forward to meeting you!

12/05/2025

The GP Surgeries in our primary care network offer Live Well with Pain cafes to anyone living with long-term pain - the cafe meetings are monthly, for two hours, and are social, informal and welcoming. We learn non-medical techniques to understand, manage and live well with our pain and its impacts.

If you are registered with any of the 5 surgeries, you are welcome to come along - Bruton Surgery Wincanton Health Centre Millbrook Surgery Queen Camel Medical Centre Milborne Port Surgery

For more information, please talk to your health coach team.

When you live with persistent pain, it can be hard to imagine anything helping, let alone something as simple as a regular monthly meet-up. But in communities across Somerset, Pain Cafés are offering exactly that; a place to connect, learn, and find new ways to live well with pain.