Is there any case law supporting the argument that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care should consider a patient's pain level as a factor in deciding whether he should be admitted to hospital?
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The following excerpt is from Fisher v. Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services, 872 F.2d 427 (9th Cir. 1989):
Green v. Heckler, 803 F.2d 528, 531-32 (9th Cir.1986) (citations omitted). Equally clear is that the Secretary's "assessment of pain level is entitled to great weight." Id. at 532 (citation omitted).
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