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
Exploring the concept of assisted dying in the UK.
An article published in the Nursing Standard puts the case for ‘assisted dying’. This article discusses the concepts of euthanasia, … Read More
Dealing with false perceptions of death and dying.
Dr Charles Skinner provides an overview of the practice of palliative care in the UK in the context of the … Read More
Paliative care: What is it? and what has it got to do with ‘Assisted Dying’?
An analysis of the place of palliative care in Britain and its relation to ‘assisted dying’. Dr Charles Skinner, a … Read More
Assisted suicide: Why psychiatrists should engage in the debat (British Journal of Psychiatry).
Matthew Hotopf, William Lee and Annabel Price set out the need for psychiatrists to engage in the ‘assisted dying’ debate … Read More
The quality of death: UK ranked first in quality of end-of-life-care.
A Report from the Economist Intelligence Unit In this international survey of end-of-life care The Economist Intelligence Unit observes that … Read More
How the mass media report social statistics – a case study.
case study concerning research on end-of-life decisions In this 2010 case study, published in Social Science and Medicine, Professor Clive … Read More