The RCGP is holding a consultation on ‘assisted dying’ which closes on 9 October. The British Journal of General Practice … Read More
“No decision about me without me”.
Professor Finlay urges GPs to participate in the RCGP’s consultation on ‘assisted dying’. In an article in the British Journal … Read More
Mental capacity and assisted suicide.
To what extent can mental capacity be reliably assessed in patients seeking physician-assisted suicide? In a report published today, psychiatrist … Read More
More care, less pathway.
A Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway Early in 2013 Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care Support, asked … Read More
Of sound mind for suicide?
Mental capacity assessment is challenging enough at the best of times: to ask doctors to do it with a patient’s … Read More
Assisting a patient’s suicide is not part of a doctor’s role.
“Laws have to be designed to work safely in the real world,” writes Baroness Finlay in The Times In an … Read More
This is not what the debate is about.
Joan Bakewell is confusing end-of-life with ending-life decisions Every patient has the right to refuse medical treatment, even if the … Read More
The Liverpool Care Pathway – what are we to make of the controversy?
Press stories can be helpful in raising awareness that something may be wrong. But, unless they are followed up with … Read More
Nursing is a privilege, not just a tick in a box.
“We need to embed a culture of compassionate, hands-on care in nursing if we are to prevent another Mid Staffs”. … Read More
Only 20 per cent of doctors would perform euthanasia if legal, poll finds.
“Only one in five doctors surveyed by the Canadian Medical Association said they would be willing to perform euthanasia if … Read More