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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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Plans for a nationwide ID card scheme “lack clarity” about how much the programme will cost and what it is meant to achieve, MPs warn today. The Commons science and technology committee says a lack of transparency on the government’s part has led to a loss of public confidence in the project, which aims to… Read more »
The cost of a passport is to increase by more than 29 per cent, the government announced today. From October 5th this year, the fee for an adult passport will rise from £51 to £66 and child passports will be up by 32 per cent to £45. The government says the price rise is needed… Read more »
