Marie Curie response to RCGP's call to 'urgently relax' rules on controlled medication
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Dr Adrian Tookman, Clinical Director, Marie Curie Hampstead Hospice, said: "Watching someone you love die is hard enough, but thinking that person is also in pain and distress makes it worse. For those left behind it may mean that they find it harder to process their grief and find vital closure.
"As the nation's end of life care charity, Marie Curie fully supports the Royal College of GP's proposed change in regulations and we urge the government to cut the red tape to make this happen urgently.
"In these challenging times we must try and avoid a potential crises and preserve precious medications that are key for relieving painful and distressing symptoms in patients who are dying. Changing the rules will help GPs and hospices get better access to the medication they need to support dying people, while ensuring that vital medication doesn't get destroyed and wasted unnecessarily."
Read the full RCGP story here
Read the letter sent to the Home Secretary here