Grateful to Matthew Doré for his excellent article explaining how in his view hospice & palliative care should never embrace or be forced to embrace the provision of #AssistedDying "The true magic of our speciality lies in its unwavering affirmation of human worth." Exactly this.

“It is well established that people living with heart failure have a high symptom burden and risk dying in hospital as the default, without adequate support to enable them to live well.” For #palliativecare to improve, must address differing non-cancer needs and experiences.

“It’s what happens when legislation reshapes medicine without fully grappling with the human mess it creates… There is a world of difference between debating assisted dying in the rarefied air of Westminster and managing it on the frontlines.” pulsetoday.co.uk/views/dr-burnt…

There’s an important question here. In the run up to the third reading of the assisted dying bill, who was reassuring MPs that safety concerns would be sorted out in the House of Lords?

The annual assisted dying reports produced by jurisdictions like Washington and Oregon are far from adequate. But they’re better than nothing. It’s astonishing that they could be axed. Note- an amendment to the TIA Bill that specified what must be reported annually was rejected.

"As members of the Lords, we take our responsibility seriously. We must and will do what is necessary to safeguard those who are most vulnerable in our midst." Thank you Lord (David) Alton politics.co.uk/comment/2025/0…

If you are interested in the Terminally Ill Adults (assisted dying) bill, please read this. It’s a clear warning about what can happen when the individuals responsible for implementation are also responsible for oversight.

I am sure those pushing for an NHS assisted suicide service here will similarly seek to make sure they control the monitoring of it should the HoL not stop the Bill.

Utterly tragic. Utterly unjust. Utterly believable.

“I fear the introduction of assisted dying will signal a radical shift in my future role, from providing patient-centred, compassionate care to facilitating a premature end to life.” I fear she’s right if the AD Bill becomes law

Euthanasia is Canada's 5th leading cause of death. Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Ramona Coelho & David Shannon show there is no meaningful oversight or reporting, growing cases of patients seeking death due to poverty and advocate for better safeguards and proper care. bit.ly/46KyQWV

A must-read for members of House of Lords and the 314 MPs who voted for #PhysicianAssistedSuicide

The man who has helped (at least) 29 people (with and without terminal illnesses) to die in Switzerland - and been paid to do so - says the Leadbeater bill is ‘a starting point’. thetimes.com/article/20092f…

“He wants a law similar to that in Switzerland, where any mentally competent adult can request assistance to die.” And unless House of Lords rejects the AD Bill I’m 100% sure he’ll get it. thetimes.com/article/20092f…

'Canada’s leaders seem to regard Assisted Dying from a strange, anthropological remove: as if the future of it is no more within their control than the laws of physics; as if expansion is not a reality the government is choosing so much as conceding.... theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 23 , 2025 , e124 DOI: doi.org/10.1017/S14789… Avoid ‘prognostic paralysis’—just get ahead and plan and coordinate care. Also known as "early palliative care" Prof. Mark Taubert Prognostication is a distraction!

“During my training I have witnessed how challenging it is to predict life expectancy… and patients expected to live only for months often seem to live far longer. The Bill proposes irreversible decisions… based on criteria doctors appear to frequently get wrong.”

“we should resist the chilling reality of politicians pushing state-assisted suicide, at the very time when policies designed by parliament are so carelessly denying crucial end of life care and facilities.” academyofideas.uk/p/assisted-dyi…

"Without effective and universal palliative care services real choice will be impossible – there lies the danger in any assisted dying legislation. " academyofideas.uk/p/assisted-dyi…

I have tended to use the phrase ‘assisted dying’ because I don’t want to get into a nomenclature fight. But it is - plainly - assisting suicide. This blog outlines why plain (accurate) language matters.