Palliative care: People are dying in pain and without the support they need, report warns

Many people in England and Wales are dying in pain without access to the services and support they and their families need, a report by the charity Marie Curie has found.1

Researchers analysed the results of a 2023 nationally representative survey of nearly 1200 people in England and Wales who had registered the death of a family member in the previous six to 10 months. They found that half of the respondents (49%) were unhappy with at least one aspect of the care the deceased person had received, with one in eight of those making a formal …