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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 politics.co.uk staff Rupert Murdoch’s News International may sponsor a city academy, according to media reports. The Observer reported this morning that News International executives had discussed sponsoring a school near their headquarters in east London. The move would raise serious concerns among Labour MPs in Westminster about the media mogul’s influence reaching the classroom…. Read more »
by Peter Wozniak The coalition’s attempts to accelerate the academies programme are at risk of being poor value for money, the National Audit Office (NAO) has claimed. Its report out today suggests that the existing academies started under the previous government have generally been successful in improving standards, though this improvement is mainly coming from… Read more »
