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Articles tagged with: End of life care
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Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
Cross-party group on end-of-life choice welcomes Health Secretary’s request for more data on suicides by terminally ill people and impact of assisted dying ban
Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society Partner content
Health
By CARE
Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society
We must invest in strengthening the nature of our society by raising the level of palliative care and resist all efforts towards facilitating the death of the vulnerable among us.
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Health
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying joins calls for inquiry into blanket DNR orders during pandemic and urges NHS England to publish DNR guidance as matter of urgency
Charity demands action following reports on its information line and in new Queen’s Nursing Institute research of Do Not Resuscitate orders made in blanket way or without explanation to patients and families.
Home affairs
By Compassion in Dying
Judge rules man should continue receiving life-prolonging treatment – against his wishes, says family
A judge has today (Friday 27 March 2020) handed down a decision denying permission for artificial nutrition and hydration to be withdrawn from a 79-year-old man known as AF who suffered a stroke in 2016 - despite family members stating he would not wish to receive life-prolonging treatment in his current circumstances. This follows a three-day trial in the Court of Protection last week, the first to be conducted entirely by video-link.