
Sunitha Daniel
@sunithamd
Palliative Medicine Consultant @YSTeachingNHS and Honorary Senior Lecturer @HullYorkMed and @wolfsonpallcare
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19-11-2010 22:38:29
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Request to Rishi Sunak to please reconsider his decision on Friday now that the key amendments have weakened safeguards: judicial review gone, coroner checks scrapped, and protections for vulnerable people rejected. This isnât safety. Itâs risk. #AssistedDyingBill


Thank you Kanishka Narayan MP #AssistedDying


Thank you John Grady MP MP for sharing your position on #AssistedDyingBill

Thank you Ashley Dalton MP for sharing your position on #AssistedDyingBill Safeguards against coercion are inadequate Fears people may feel pressured due to care costs or lack of end-of-life support Psychiatric assessment amendment was rejected

#AssistedDyingBill should not pass as RC of Pathologists cite practical concerns Royal College of Psychiatrists warn it may include those with treatable mental illness and Royal College of Physicians fear patients may opt in due to inadequate care services

I follow evidence. Royal Colleges RC of Pathologists, @RCPsych & Royal College of Physicians and APM (Palliative Care), British Geriatrics Society (Geriatricians), Government Suicide adviser louis appleby & many more believe the #AssistedDyingBill is unsafe, should we not heed their expertise? #NotThisBill

We must ensure any #assisteddyingbill supports & protects those who want assisted dying and their loved ones AND those who it will shift a new risk to Along w âĻRoyal College of Psychiatrists⊠âĻRoyal College of PhysiciansâŠâŠ I donât think this Bill does âĻâĻBBC News (UK)⊠bbc.co.uk/news/articles/âĻ


