Dame Esther Rantzen makes fresh call for assisted dying vote after MPs’ report
Dame Esther Rantzen has made a fresh call for a debate and vote on legalising assisted dying as a report warned that the Government must consider what to do if
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Use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in UK ’10 to 15 years behind leading countries’
The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK lags behind comparable countries and people wait too long for treatment, research has found. Two new studies part-funded by Cancer Research
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Bereaved families who see loved ones die due to negligence cannot sue – Supreme Court
Bereaved families cannot claim compensation over the psychological impact of seeing a loved one die due to negligence by medical professionals, the Supreme Court has ruled. Three families who witnessed
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Health Secretary says responsibility of role means she cannot give view on assisted dying
Victoria Atkins declined to give her personal view on whether there should be a vote on legalising assisted dying, citing her “responsibility” as Health Secretary. Ms Atkins (pictured) recognised how
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Dame Esther Rantzen calls for assisted dying free vote after joining Dignitas
Dame Esther Rantzen has said she is considering the option of assisted dying if her lung cancer treatment does not improve her condition. The 83-year-old Childline founder and broadcaster, who
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Law to ensure all deaths are examined by medical examiner or coroner
All deaths will be reviewed by a medical examiner or coroner in a move which ministers hope will give bereaved families “greater transparency on the circumstances surrounding the death of
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Study shows ‘astounding inequality’ in cancer death risk across England
People who live in poorer neighbourhoods in England have a significantly higher risk of dying from cancer compared to those in wealthier areas, a new study shows. Researchers suggested that
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Care home boss lied about being by man’s side when he died, Covid Inquiry told
A care home manager allegedly lied to a man, stating he was with his father when he died, the Scottish Covid Inquiry has heard. William Jolly, of Scottish Covid Bereaved,
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Grandmother died long before care home informed family, Covid inquiry told
A care home allegedly told a woman her grandmother had been dead for 10 minutes when the family is sure she died a “considerable period of time” before that, an
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Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’
Assisted dying critics have warned The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith that legislative proposals in Scotland will put the “vulnerable at risk of coercion”. The TV judge
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