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Tag: Palliative Care

Dignified death? 82% say hospice

A survey conducted to mark Hospice Care Week uncovers a range of attitudes and levels of awareness

Chemo no, assisted suicide yes

Four months after assisted suicide became legal in California, patients are being told that treatment will no longer be funded - but assisted suicide will -as happened in Oregon

New guidance for last days’ care

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the clinical care of adults considered to be in the final two or three days of life

Doctor: in my experience…

An oncologist asked about euthanasia once in 15 years questions the 'voluntary' nature of legalised euthanasia, and challenges those who write off end of life suffering as simply a limitation of medicine

MPs debate palliative care

Two months on from rejecting assisted suicide as a response to end of life suffering, MPs open a new conversation about improving care and support for dying people

Peers allow Palliative Care Bill

Baroness Finlay's Access to Palliative Care Bill was granted an unopposed second reading following a thoughtful House of Lords debate on 23 October

UK palliative care ranked #1

'A pioneer in palliative care, the United Kingdom maintains cutting-edge services and is the world's best location to receive terminal care and pain-alleviating treatment.'

HL Access to Palliative Care Bill

A bill 'to make provision for equitable access to palliative care', introduced by senior palliative care physician and peer Ilora Finlay, will be debated in the House of Lords on 23 October

Campaign graphics: quotes

Look at snapshots of the case against assisted suicide shared on social media in the days before the Marris Bill second reading debate

Campaign graphics: context

Look at snapshots of the case against assisted suicide shared on social media in the days before the Marris Bill second reading debate

MPs: up palliative care funding

Following the Commons' rejection of assisted suicide as a response to end of life challenges, 60 MPs have together called for increased funding for care and research

Doctors: minority report

Doctors writing in the Guardian in support of assisted suicide are the 'usual suspects' and do not speak for the wider medical profession

Medication cuts could feed PAS

Latest cuts in prescribing proven cancer drugs could well steer people toward assisted suicide if Marris Bill passes

Doctors tell MPs: PAS not the way

'Assisting suicide runs counter to our duty of care' say nearly 80 doctors in open letter to MPs

Still crazy after all these years

A timely reminder for those weary of continually revived 'assisted dying' proposals that the defences we return to are no less valid - and that 'dignity' may have been hijacked, but it has not been redefined

MND & hospice: did you know?

Hospice care is most often associated with illnesses like cancer, but a series of personal accounts published to mark MND Awareness Month shows its potential goes much further

Hospice: BBC drama’s poor opinion

Hospice UK's Jonathan Ellis questions the repeated dismissal of hospice care in television dramas - and the impact this has on popular opinion

Palliative care reality floodlit

New research highlights significant diagnosis-based disparity in provision. 111,000 in the UK who would benefit have no access, but the vast majority who do receive care report good standards and - would-be MPs, take note - increasing access could save the NHS tens of millions.
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