1 September 2019

Unrelieved Pain in Palliative Care in England

Unrelieved Pain in Palliative Care in England
OHE September 2019
  • This study estimates that currently there are approximately 125,971 end-of-life patients receiving, or in need of, palliative care suffering from unrelieved pain. Of these, an estimated 16,130 patients experience no relief from their pain at all in the last three months of life. There are variations in the quality of care across care settings (e.g. hospice versus at home services).