Palliative Care

Unrelieved Pain in Palliative Care in England

1 September 2019

In England, an estimated 378,427 people receive palliative care each year in a range of specialised and generalised services. Overall, the quality of palliative care in England and the wider UK is widely regarded as excellent. However, despite the generally high level of care, many patients receiving palliative care die in pain every year.

Dying with Dignity

1 February 1991

This report from the Office of Health Economics looks at a very important aspect of medical care which is too often ignored. As Jane Griffin points…