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The final arguments for a bespoke delivery organisation are based on global comparators. We estimate that, in due course, once the system is well established, something like 7,000 people each year in England and Wales will avail themselves of the assisted dying opportunity. A focused organisation can acquire dedicated medical and other staff, and create a network of consultants, specialists and volunteers to call on, including for instance to provide palliative care. A focused organisation can offer and validate training, issue and update advice for practitioners, and develop appropriate tech-supported systems for managing the complex process set out in the Bill. Absent such an organisation, the provision of an assisted dying service could be chaotic and prolonged.