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No current medical intervention can manage every symptom or pain for terminally ill patients.

Conclusion
We have heard a lot of evidence around the importance of a “good death” for both the person managing their terminal diagnosis, and their loved ones. Suffering, pain and managing a terminal diagnosis will be a subjective experience, unique to the person experiencing them, and although there may be in the future, there is not currently a medical intervention available to manage every symptom or pain.
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Addressee Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Timeline
Recommendation age 2.3 yrs
Report published 29 Feb 2024