When I received the second referral for our man with Chronic Pain I decided to be a bit more careful. Again he didn’t fit within our referral criteria, he didn’t have a life limiting diagnosis which is usually one of the non-negotiables for people under our care. That’s what it looked like on paper, but I will always give a person the benefit of the doubt. We only decline a small number of referrals to our service and most people will have at least one face to face assessment. I decided to see for myself as I knew him better than most people on our team. I arranged for a home visit later in the week.