“My grandfather’s lingering demise shows why we need protocols for palliative care”. Dr Max Pemberton recalls his grandfather’s experience of … Read More
Hospitals treating Liverpool Care Pathway as just ‘another thing to do’.
Hospitals are placing patients on the controversial “pathway” to death without proper training for staff or even understanding how it … Read More
House of Commons debate on the Liverpool Care Pathway: Westminster Hall.
In the wake of sensationalist headlines and multiple allegations, Glyn Davies MP tables a debate on the topical Liverpool Care … Read More
The case for neutrality on assisted dying – A personal view.
In an article for the British Journal of General Practice Dr Clare Gerada argues for neutrality of the medical colleges … Read More
King’s College London – Assisted dying debate.
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery hosts a debate on the subject of ‘assisted dying’ We provide here … Read More
Don’t push me onto the death path, doc.
Patient resistance is growing to an NHS ‘care pathway’ for the terminally ill that critics fear is euthanasia by the … Read More
Redefining physicians’ role in assisted dying.
Can ‘assisted dying’ be implemented outside of medicine? In an article for The New England Journal of Medicine Dr Lisa Lehmann … Read More
Tony Nicklinson and a doctor’s take on assisted dying.
A GP reveals concerns about the potential legalisation of euthanasia Journalist Alan White feels that an absent voice in the … Read More
Sick people need help to live, not help to die.
Proposals on assisted dying by Lord Falconer are not supported by the medical profession. On the day that Lord Falconer’s self-styled commission … Read More
Royal College of Nursing: When someone asks for your assistance to die.
Royal College of Nursing guidance on responding to a request to hasten death In October 2011 the Royal College of … Read More