People can break lockdown in order to travel abroad for assisted dying, Matt Hancock has confirmed. The Health and Social Care Secretary said flying to
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the patients left ill and dying as the NHS closed for Covid
In October 2019 I suffered a serious stroke, which left me paralysed on the left hand side of my body. It was a huge psychological
Former PHE medical director backs assisted dying after cancer diagnosis
A former medical director of Public Health England has backed assisted dying in the UK after developing incurable lung cancer, describing the current law as
Patients dying at home from causes other than Covid-19 are fuelling excess UK deaths: ONS figures
Overall, the number of excess deaths which occurred in people’s own homes was more than twice the total number of Covid-19 deaths in any setting,
Meals on wheels service dying out as councils slash spending
The slow death of meals on wheels has been revealed, as figures show half of councils no longer provide the service for pensioners. Analysis by
Hospital consultant to sue police after he is arrested at dying daughter’s bedside
A hospital consultant is to sue the police after claiming he was physically dragged from his daughter’s bedside and arrested after doctors said they were
Why are so many people from BAME backgrounds dying from coronavirus?
Manjeet Singh Riyat, who was the United Kingdom’s first Sikh A&E consultant, died on April 20. Mr Riyat was described as “instrumental” in building emergency
Why are so many black and ethnic minority people dying from coronavirus?
Mr Chowdhury, who worked as a consultant urologist at Homerton Hospital in east London, said in his post: “People appreciate us and salute us for
Hospital ignores national policy to allow loved ones to be with dying relatives
A hospital has become the first to adapt national policy around allowing loved ones to be with their dying relatives, after an emotional plea from
‘I cried into my PPE mask while holding a dying patient’s hand’
I have spent the last few days in self-isolation with, by the grace of God, mild symptoms of Covid-19. A tickly cough, a few aches
