Recent research funded by the charity Marie Curie has discovered that each year in England around 170,000 people are suffering unnecessarily and dying in pain. That’s almost a third of total annual deaths. As it stands this shocking statistic can only fuel enthusiasm for the Assisted Dying Bill currently being debated in the House of Lords. But it needn’t be like this. There are lots of effective painkilling drugs, but some staff can’t believe the amount of morphine or other drugs patients need and so under-prescribe.

There are lots of effective painkilling drugs, but some staff can’t believe the amount of morphine or other drugs patients need and so under-prescribe

There are lots of effective painkilling drugs, but some staff can’t believe the amount........

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