‘You have been prescribed an opioid’: Patients to be given letter on hospital discharge
The letters outline a personalised pain management plan, and list questions to ask hospital staff
Patients sent home from hospital with opioids could soon be handed Choosing Wisely-style letters explaining the dangers associated with long-term use of the drugs.
GPs have long complained about being left to pick up the pieces after their patients are prescribed opioids when being discharged from hospital.
