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Palliative Medicine support for families

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Palliative Medicine support for families: Families who are caring for a relative who is seriously ill and dying at home need more support from healthcare professionals in order to help manage their medication, according to a new study. The findings of the study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and led by Professor […]

The role of doctors in the assisted dying debate

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Dr Daniel Sokol

Following a vote of nearly 7,000 doctors, the Royal College of Physicians has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and adopted a neutral stance. Interestingly, those who voted for a neutral stance were a minority, only 25% of respondents. The rest were split between opposing a change in the law (43%) and supporting a change […]