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Written question asked by George Howarth (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 May 1989. It was answered by Lord Freeman on Monday, 15 May 1989 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Untitled Written question

Question
What proportion of pain sufferers recorded as suffering from pain of over 3 months duration are over age of 60 years & what provision made for them; what provision is being made under NHS to help pain sufferers & how many patients at any given time are recorded as suffering from pain lasting for 3 or more months which is unrelieved or only marginally alleviated by treatment.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
153 c81W;153 c83W
Session
1988-89
Subjects
Age NHS Medical treatments Patients Pain
Contains statistics
Yes