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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 new Labour government will unveil more than 35 bills during the first King’s Speech of its tenure, with legislation expected on spending rules, transport, English devolution, clean energy, border security and planning reform. Wednesday’s speech — the first Speech from the Throne under a Labour government in 14 years — is expected to feature… Read more »
Vaughan Gething said he will “begin the process of stepping down as leader of the Welsh Labour Party and, as a result, first minister”.
