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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 Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has called on Britain to “never forget” the fallen soldiers of the first world war, after attending a special service of remembrance in Westminster Abbey. The prime minister, together with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, were among those who attended the service, which was held… Read more »
By Emmeline Saunders The row over Gordon Brown’s letter of condolence to the mother of a soldier who died serving in Afghanistan continues today with the emergence of a transcript of a telephone call between Jacqui Janes and the prime minister. The phone call was made to Mrs Janes on Sunday evening and was recorded… Read more »
