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Primary care opioid prescribing to treat chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) has progressively increased despite a lack of evidence for long-term safety and effectiveness. This mixed-methods study reports the acceptability of a new, primary care-based service, the South Gloucestershire pain review service, aimed at helping patients with CNCP on long-term opioid painkillers to explore their use of opioids, support non-pharmacological pain management strategies, and reduce their opioid dosage. This study found that the service was acceptable to service users and providers. The findings can be used to inform future service design highlighting the importance of the project worker and the value of running a flexible, individually tailored service.