PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Laura Heath AU - Andrew Philip TI - Chronic pain care: time for excellence AID - 10.1136/fmch-2019-000285 DP - 2020 Jun 01 TA - Family Medicine and Community Health PG - e000285 VI - 8 IP - 2 4099 - http://fmch.bmj.com/content/8/2/e000285.short 4100 - http://fmch.bmj.com/content/8/2/e000285.full SO - Fam Med Com Health2020 Jun 01; 8 AB - The current health system aims to cope with the epidemic of chronic pain. The narrative urgently needs to be reset to one that strives for excellence. This reflection illustrates what excellence may look like and also highlights where system biases are preventing positive change from occurring.