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A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and the Police Federation have admitted that there are deficiencies in the training of many custody officers, particularly in regard to dealing with mental illness sufferers. Both were giving evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into Deaths in Custody. 67 people died whilst in police… Read more »
A number of leading members of the British National Party (BNP) could be facing charges for indicting racial hatred after secret filming by an undercover journalist. Prior to June’s local and European elections it was feared that the BNP could be on the verge of an electoral breakthrough after attempting to re-brand themselves as a… Read more »
