US EditionMore than 4,500 people a year would use ‘assisted dying’, official estimates show
- An impact assessment published on 2 May 2025 estimates that assisted dying could involve up to 787 people in the first year and 2,183 in its 10th year in England and Wales.
- The assessment was commissioned in connection with proposed legislation introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater, reflecting revisions such as removing a High Court safeguard in favor of expert panels and extending the rollout timeframe from two to four years.
- The service would require authorization from two medical professionals and a committee composed of a social care expert, a high-level legal representative, and a mental health specialist, with projected annual operational expenses ranging from £10.9 million to £13.6 million.
- The assessment indicates that in the first year, the NHS might see financial benefits estimated between approximately £919,000 and £10 million, while emphasizing that accurately calculating overall costs is currently unfeasible due to numerous uncertainties.
- The bill remains controversial, with supporters claiming it will make end-of-life care safer and opponents warning it risks pressuring vulnerable people and framing lives in terms of financial worth.
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Assisted Dying: Hundreds would seek to use service in first year of it being available, government report finds
A 149-page impact assessment into the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was published on Friday afternoon. It estimated there could potentially be between 273 and 1,311 people applying for an assisted death in the first year.
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