3 d. ago MPs voting on legalising assisted dying following emotive debate – UK politics live

The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But there are still many unanswered questions around how a future assisted dying service would work.Given this lack of clarity we welcome the introduction of new clause 20, which would require the government to consult with palliative and end of life care providers if the bill progresses. It is vital that the access of palliative and end of life care for everyone is increased, and for that we need a better funding model for hospices. Contin...

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3 d. ago MPs debate assisted dying bill ahead of crunch vote – UK politics live

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But there are still many unanswered questions around how a future assisted dying service would work.Given this lack of clarity we welcome the introduction of new clause 20, which would require the government to consult with palliative and end of life care providers if the bill progresses. It is vital that the access of palliative and end of life care for everyone is increased, and for that we need a better funding model for hospices. Contin...

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6 d. ago Stop filming medical treatments for TikTok, NHS staff warn patients

Medic says patients putting themselves at risk by trying to record appointments for social media

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7 d. ago Patients angering NHS staff by secretly filming consultations for TikTok and Instagram

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) is calling on health officials to introduce national guidelines that ban covert recording in hospitals and clinics.

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7 d. ago NHS staff slam trend of patients filming their procedures for TikTok

In one instance, a cancer patient’s daughter tried to record a cannular being fitted

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1 week ago Chaplain who starred in Channel 4 show Geordie Hospital went 'above and beyond' caring for patients and staff before taking her own life, inquest hears

Katie Watson was found hanging in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle, last September, having suffered long-standing mental health issues which required both community and in-patient treatment.

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2 w. ago More than 1,000 doctors write to MPs to demand they vote AGAINST 'unsafe' assisted dying laws that are 'a real threat to both patients and NHS staff'

In an open letter, doctors from across the NHS warned the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill poses a 'real threat to both patients and the medical workforce'.

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2 w. ago Major emergency services response as two men attacked in their homes

Ambulance staff delivered 'critical care support' before transferring one patient to hospital while police have said another assault took place nearby

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2 w. ago 'Chronic' lack of cancer specialists failing Scottish patients

Warning over staff exodus and impact on patients across country

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3 w. ago Verbal abuse from patients and relatives to nursing staff has risen dramatically

A survey of healthworkers has found that bullying and abuse of health workers is on the rise in one region of Wales

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3 w. ago Huge £37m funding boost for NHS hospitals and sites in Greater Manchester

'Patients and staff deserve to be in buildings that are safe, comfortable and fit for purpose'

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3 w. ago ASHLEY DALTON: 'Tory neglect left NHS patients and staff in buildings barely fit for purpose'

Health Minister Ashley Dalton says Brits are suffering from a decade and a half of underinvestment in the NHS - with patients enduring broken lifts, burst pipes and power failures

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3 w. ago East Kilbride MP says NHS Lanarkshire 'is in decline' under the SNP as patients are left languishing

Statistics from Public Health Scotland show that outpatient treatments fell by 2,301 (over five per cent) – the third worst figure in Scotland.

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3 w. ago SNP promise to reduce NHS waiting lists rings hollow for 1 in 6 Scots left languishing

The number of Scots facing two-year waits for outpatient appointments is at the highest level on record.

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4 w. ago Handing NHS staff police powers to detain mental health patients would have dangerous consequences, health bodies warn

A group of health organisation said that changes to the Mental Health Bill would cause ‘significant harm with dangerous consequences’

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