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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 Peter Wozniak The austere economic climate could cause a drastic rise in youth unemployment, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. Citing figures from the International Labour Organisation, the TUC suggested “thousands of young people are being forced on the dole queue every day”. The union claimed 18 to 24 year-olds unemployed in the… Read more »
By Ian Dunt There was mixed news when employment figures were released earlier today, with unemployment falling but claimant counts up. Unemployment fell by 8,000 to 2.47 million. The number of people claiming jobseekers’ allowance rose by 2,300. The Office of National Statistics figures, for the three months to July, showed the overall UK unemployment… Read more »
