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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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By Ian Dunt David Cameron survived two and half hours of scrutiny from the most powerful backbenchers in Westminster this afternoon. It was the prime minister’s first contact with the liaison committee, which is composed of the chairmen of the various Commons committees. The 33 MPs asked him questions on a seemingly limitless variety of… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak The number of skilled workers coming to the UK ought to be cut by between 13% and 25%, the government’s immigration advisers have recommended. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) put a figure on how many skilled workers the country needs for the next financial year and found the number should be somewhere… Read more »
