Call to fix palliative care before assisted dying, doctors urge

Government 'must do better' on palliative care, says MP

An Oxfordshire MP has argued that palliative care is "not good enough" and that the Government must do better.

'I was at breaking point': Carer highlights NHS failings after nursing dying ex-husband

An NHS-funded assessment, carried out remotely, said Diane Edwards' former husband Mick needed social care instead of palliative – a decision that left him distraught.

Now fund hospices say Archbishop backing assisted dying

Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey wants the palliative care movement strengthened in the wake of Friday's vote to legalise assisted dying

Fix palliative care before assisted dying is introduced, doctors urge

Getty ImagesFixing the struggling palliative care system must be an immediate priority for the government, now that MPs have backed changing the law to allow assisted dying, senior doctors say.The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) says there is a risk the funding needed to pay for doctors and the courts to oversee assisted dying could divert money away from care for the dying.It is calling for a government-led commission to improve end-…

Fix palliative care before allowing assisted dying

Getty ImagesFixing the struggling palliative care system must be an immediate priority for the government, now that MPs have backed