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Palliative Medicine Consultant @YSTeachingNHS and Honorary Senior Lecturer @HullYorkMed and @wolfsonpallcare
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www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o... As you can see from these articles, we are heading towards a MAiD type situation with assisted dying in the UK and the more I have read about the situation in Canada the more concerned I am.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said reut.rs/3Q9mhuS

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

According to @asthmaandlung.org.uk 1 in 10 people in the UK live with chronic #Breathlessness... Are you one of those? If so, there are strategies to allow you to #LiveWell with breathlessness. Download our guide for free: breathlessness.hyms.ac.uk?page_id=35

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

submitted 16 days ago • 58 comments

#assisteddyingbill Joint statement by five #palliativecare physicians in @thelancet.bsky.social Choice can only be exercised when options exist that enable equitable access to comprehensive care @libbysallnow.bsky.social

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

The James Lind Alliance has published a Lancet paper on 10 research questions in breathlessness: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... We welcome these questions as they complement the work we have been part of with the IPCRG. Please see Desktop Helper No.17 www.ipcrg.org/DTH17

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks @lbc.co.uk for having me on to discuss AD. Both Keir Starmer & Wes Streeting know full well how grossly underfunded UK palliative care is - & they have the power to change that. But will they? Or will they turn their backs on dying people? www.lbc.co.uk/news/palliat...

submitted 88 days ago • 13 comments

Dear followers, If you can help... LIKE and REPOST. Many thanks! #PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice

submitted 101 days ago • 12 comments

Germany's hard lessons with regard to #AssistedDying My article in @thespectator1828.bsky.social

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

righttolife.org.uk/asthreat

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A free online breathlessness resource is available for all NHS staff! Congratulations to all the team who developed it: Dr Anna Spathis, Sarah Kearney, Dr Matthew Maddocks, Prof Morag Farquhar, Dr Charles Reilly, Dr Ann Hutchinson and Dr Flavia Swan learninghub.nhs.uk/Catalogue/ch... #WorldCOPDDay

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Tomorrow is #WorldCOPDDay and do take a look at all the activities that will be happening as part of the Big Baton Pass copdbatonpass.org

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