Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile
Lily Lamb

@drlilylamb

GP @NPCcentral and NIHR Doctoral Fellow @UniofNewcastle @RCGP Council representative for NE England, all views are my own

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Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘What-iffery’? Given your many years experience as a #palliativecare consultant in one the most deprived areas in the UK, and knowledge of the evidence from other jurisdictions where #AssistedDying has been legalised, this is worrying Mark Lee

Francis (@francis_sanday) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr Davis does not declare she is a board member of Dignity in Dying and she does not work with or have any clinical responsibility for dying patients. How the assisted dying debate is dividing doctors as politicians prepare to vote on bill news.sky.com/story/how-the-…

Colin Rees (@bottprof) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jess Asato MP I urge MPs to listen to the concerns of doctors and vote against this bill. It is unsafe for patients, for families, for palliative care, for doctors and for the health service. Please listen to us and vote against - it is not safe Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Psychiatrists Emma Lewell MP Mary Kelly Foy MP

Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Joe Morris MP please read this, and please remember all your constituents today, including those who do not have the fortunate circumstances to have control in life, who will be placed at risk by those demanding control of their deaths. Thank you.

Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Seven? 49 Psychiatrists signed our 1000 doctor letter over the weekend raising significant concerns about the #assisteddying bill…

Jamilla Hussain (@jamillahussain1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I also support assisted dying for such people, who are informed and not vulnerable The problem with this Bill is that it hasn’t done enough to protect those it introduces a new significant risk to It cuts corners at the expense of the most vulnerable in society The issue isn’t

Jamilla Hussain (@jamillahussain1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It still concerns me that the only direct consultation with marginalised groups on the #AssistedDyingBill has been the tiny bits I’ve done I summarise the key findings here MPs must not take the silencing of these groups as reassurance #AssistedDying PoliticsHome

It still concerns me that the only direct consultation with marginalised groups on the #AssistedDyingBill has been the tiny bits I’ve done

I summarise the key findings here

MPs must not take the silencing of these groups as reassurance 

#AssistedDying <a href="/politicshome/">PoliticsHome</a>
British Geriatrics Society (@gerisoc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ahead of the second report stage debate in the UK House of Commons and the pivotal third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill expected on 20 June, we have published a position statement highlighting our key concerns with the bill. buff.ly/I7No4vt

Ahead of the second report stage debate in the <a href="/HouseofCommons/">UK House of Commons</a> and the pivotal third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill expected on 20 June, we have published a position statement highlighting our key concerns with the bill. buff.ly/I7No4vt
Kathryn Mannix (@drkathrynmannix) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is so important from Dr Jamilla Hussain She's not an opponent of Assisted Dying, but she has profound concerns about the Bill before our Westminster Parliament. Please read, think, share with your MP. Easy way to find your MP ⬇️

louis appleby (@proflappleby) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the #AssistedDying debate, “choice” is constantly invoked, as it was in today’s debate, as if it trumps every other consideration. But choice isn’t exercised in a vacuum. It’s an uneven principle, influenced by mood, inequality & awareness of options.

Melanie Ward MP (@melanie_ward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today in Parliament I spoke against the #AssistedDyingBill. This is a deeply flawed Bill, and the truth is that in seeking to give choice to some, it risks causing new harm to a much larger, vulnerable group of our citizens.

Prof Katherine Sleeman (@kesleeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NHS doctor wants to bring a judicial review against the Dept Health and Social Care after his father experienced ‘terrible’ end of life care and failure of safeguarding. thetimes.com/article/29777d…

Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Well done to these courageous medical students, who have put their heads above the parapet on #AssistedDying, recognising the Bill will fundamentally change their role “As future doctors, we may not yet be the voice of this profession, but we will be. And we are asking to be

Danny Kruger (@danny__kruger) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gordon Brown is right. This bill imposes an obligation on every terminally ill patient to consider the option of Assisted Suicide - a 'right' with a system to deliver it. The alternative, palliative care, is underfunded, bureaucratic, and in places non-existent. So much for

Gordon Brown is right. This bill imposes an obligation on every terminally ill patient to consider the option of Assisted Suicide - a 'right' with a system to deliver it. The alternative, palliative care, is underfunded, bureaucratic, and in places non-existent. So much for
Lily Lamb (@drlilylamb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A clear position statement on the #assisteddying bill ‘We urge that this Bill be reconsidered with greater scrutiny, consultation, and cultural sensitivity to ensure it does not exacerbate existing health inequalities’ britishima.org/position-state…