The Pain Nurse Network is a member led organisation. The Pain Nurse Network is lead by the council, they are responsible for the daily running of the network. We also have newly established special interest groups who led on specific areas of interest in areas of pain management.
Pain Nurse Network Council
Charlotte Sear RN MSc NMP Chair
Charlotte qualified as a registered adult nurse from Kings College London university in 2011. She started her career as a thoracic surgical nurse and specialised in pain management in 2015. She has experience in managing both acute and chronic pain and has completed specialist training to enhance her skill and knowledge.
Charlotte graduated from Cardiff University in 2018 with an MSc in Pain Management with merit. She has also completed the advanced history taking and non-medical prescribing modules at Oxford Brookes University. In 2024 Charlotte received her European Diploma in Pain Nursing from EFIC. Charlotte currently works as a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Charlotte has a specialist interest in acute post-operative pain management and the management of neuropathic pain.
Christina Gullberg RN MSc BSc Vice Chair
Christina Gullberg (MSc, BSc, RN) is a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain Management at The Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals in London. Her background is cardiothoracic nursing which led to an interest in pain management. In 2024 Christina received her European Diploma in Pain Nursing from EFIC.
Christina is the previous Secretary and now the current Vice Chair of the Pain Nurse Network.
I have a particular interest in pain management after cardiothoracic surgery and the use of transitional pathways to prevent persistent pain after surgery and treatment.
I have been fortunate enough over the years to be able to share my experiences and work presenting both nationally and internationally.
I am honoured to be taking on the role of Vice Chair alongside my colleague Charlotte Sear (Chair). I look forward to continuing to grow the Network and raise its profile both nationally and internationally through networking, sharing of skills and knowledge as well as providing a platform for personal and professional development opportunities for our members.
Niamh Molloy Secretary
Niamh has worked for over 20 years in the field of pain management in both Jersey, in the Channel Islands and currently in University Waterford Hospital, Ireland. She has been a member of the pain management team in Waterford since 2008.
Her main areas of interest include: highlighting the importance of the assessment of pain as a key to managing pain, the education of health care professionals on the management of pain and the management chronic pain.
Niamh recently qualified as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. She is currently the secretary for the Pain Nurse Network, is also a past president of the Irish Pain Nurses and Midwives Society and a member of the Irish Pain Society.
Suzanne Chapman RN MSc Council member
Suzanne is a senior clinical nurse specialist in pain management at Imperial healthcare in London. She has an extensive career in pain management with a specialist interest in cancer-related pain. Suzanne has been the treasurer for the Pain Nurse Network since its inception and has previously been the treasurer for the London Pain Interest Group. Suzanne is an honour lecturer at The Royal Marsden School and teaches on the cancer-related pain module.
She has extensive portfolio of publications focused on the care and management of cancer-related pain and is a regular expert speaker at national and international conferences.
Katie Anne McGreal Treasurer
My name is Katie Anne McGreal, Katie will do! I am a CNS in Pain Management for the Royal Marsden Hospital both Chelsea and Sutton sites, where I deal with Cancer related pain both in an inpatient and clinic setting. I have been working there since July 2019. Previously I worked in London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust as a CNS in Pain Management covering all 4 hospitals and a wide range of Pain related issues, from acute post surgical pain to IFU chronic pain. Before my CNS journey begun I spent many years in Northwick park hospital and the community training as a nurse and working as a qualified Nurse in Orthopaedics where my love for Pain Management began. In 2024 Katie received her European Diploma in Pain Nursing from EFIC
I am a fun, outgoing, Irish girl who loves socialising with family and friends and loves to travel. I am a Mum of 1 human child, 1 dog child and currently expecting our 2nd human this year.
I have been linked in with the Pain Nurse Network since starting at The Royal Marsden and have made great connections and learnt so much through this great network. I am very excited to get stuck in with supporting the network and continuing it’s amazing work.
Daniel Hull Council Member
Daniel has a long-standing interest in pain management and has been fortunate to work within the speciality since 2017. Prior to this he had worked in various areas including theatres, orthopaedics, Intensive Care Unit (Covid) and research. He is currently working and leading at team in Dorset in an acute hospital to deliver care for people with acute, chronic and complex pain. He has developed his understanding and delivery of pain management through clinical and academic work. He is currently finishing an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Prior to this had completed a BSc (Hons) in Acute Care through Surrey University and various MSc modules including Advanced Physical Assessment, Pain Management, Leadership and Non-Medical Prescribing.
He has a special interest in complex patients including pain and substance misuse and functional neurological disorders. He has a passion for pain education which led him to become a member of the Pain Nurse Network and now a committee member.
Outside of work Daniel can be found sea swimming, cycling and running around the marvellous County of Dorset. He has a young family who enjoy an outdoors lifestyle and being involved in the local community.
Suzanne McCartan RN, MSc, BSc, PG. Cert Pain management, NMP
Suzanne qualified as a registered adult nurse from Queens University Belfast in 2007. Her background is recovery and ICU nursing and she began working in pain management in 2014.
In 2015 she completed her MSc in Management and organisation, studying part time while working. She also has completed a post-graduate certificate in the clinical management of pain, through the University of Edinburgh in 2018 and in 2020 completed her non-medical prescribing qualification through QUB.
In 2023 Suzanne took over as team lead for the acute pain service at the Belfast Trust and tries to balance management commitments while still practicing clinically across three hospital sites.
Martin Galligan RN, FHEA, MSc, PGCLTHE, PG.Cert Clin Res, BSc, NMP
Founder of Pain Nurse Network
Martin Is a lecturer practitioner and Programme lead for Advanced Clinical Practice in Cancer Care MSc pathway at The Royal Marsden School. His background has been largely devoted towards pain management and has worked as both a clinical nurse specialist and lead nurse across acute, chronic, and complex cancer pain settings. He has a passion for cancer pain, pain education and development of pain services. In his previous role as Lead Nurse for Acute Pain services he was able to lead the team to win Acute Pain Team of the Year at the UK National Acute Pain Symposium 2018. He is the current chair and founder of the Pain Nurse Network and chair of RCN Pain and Palliative Care Forum. He is an elected member of the British Pain Society Pain Education Special Interest Group, and has been appointed to EFIC Academy board and a member of the EFIC Covid-19 task force and nursing working group.
His research interest is focused on knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals in relation to pain management. He has completed a pre-clinical academic fellowship awarded by the Royal Marsden Charity and is now undertaking doctoral studies at Kings College London exploring the needs of healthcare professionals when managing complex cancer pain.
Felicia Cox FRCN MSc RN Founder of Pain Nurse Network
Felicia is a Nurse Consultant in Pain Management. She is a past Chair of RCN Pain and Palliative Care Forum and is a co-opted member of the Council of the British Pain Society Council. She is a committee member of the EFIC Covid Task Force and EFIC Research Strategy group, the IASP Acute Pian Special Interest Group and a founder member of the Pain Nurse Network.
Felicia is the co-editor of the British Journal of Pain. The breadth of her pain related publications spans the continuum from the Daily Telegraph to The Lancet with systematic reviews, chapters and books in between. She has also co-authored e-learning modules on pain and medicine safety and has contributed to several FPM publications.
She is an Honorary Lecturer at Kings College London. She has been awarded Honorary Membership of the British Pain Society and Fellowship of the RCN for her services to pain. Her clinical and research interests include chronic post surgical pain and procedural pain and enjoys supporting novice authors to publish and disseminate their work.