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Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns

Minister has asked officials at Department of Health to analyse implications for other services

The Guardian - UK

Health secretary warns of ‘chilling slippery slope’ as he orders review of costs of assisted dying

Wes Streeting has asked the Department for Health and Social Care to look at costs of assisted dying bill

The Independent UK

Streeting asks officials to analyse costs around law change on assisted dying

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Department of Health and Social Care would examine the costs associated with a change in the law.

Evening Standard

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Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting

The Health Secretary said the Government would need to work through ‘a very new way of working’ if the Bill was passed.

Evening Standard

Nurse at aged care home where Clare Nowland was tasered had ‘never seen anything like that’, court hears

Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial also told 95-year-old displayed behaviour consistent with moderate to severe dementia

The Guardian - AU

Sheila Hancock ‘not against’ assisted dying but hopes for better palliative care

The 91-year-old star said ‘I’m not frightened of death’.

Evening Standard

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There are more than 100 bishops in the Church of England.

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Majority support change to assisted dying law – survey

Some 70% people in England support a change in the law on assisted dying while 14% oppose a change.

The Independent UK

Norwegian Women Sue State Over 1965 Baby Swap

Two women born in 1965 were switched at birth in a Norwegian hospital, leading to a legal battle against authorities nearly six decades later. The case hig...

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What we know about Jose Antonio Ibarra, the man who murdered Georgia student Laken Riley

Shortly after his arrest, federal immigration officials said Jose Ibarra illegally entered the US in 2022 – a revelation that turned the case into a political football

The Independent UK

They knew something wasn’t right – tests finally revealed they were switched at birth

The girl said she had a sense of never belonging as she grew up

The Independent UK

Menopause clinics could stop female medical workers resigning, says NHS chief

Claire Low, of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust, was speaking at the NHS Providers’ annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool.

Evening Standard

Under 1,000 patients a year may opt for assisted dying if bill passes, MP says

Kim Leadbeater outlines safeguards as some MPs worry proposal does not bar doctors in England and Wales from suggesting option

The Guardian - UK

What is in the new Bill on assisted dying?

The Bill is almost 40 pages and will be debated on November 29.

Evening Standard

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Health Secretary says assisted dying would come at ‘expense’ of other NHS services

Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will have right to end their own life under new legislation

The Guardian - UK

Licences granted to nearly 200 UK care providers despite labour law violations

Exclusive: Study finds evidence of major gaps in government oversight of foreign workers in care sector

Evening Standard

Study finds a third of vulnerable children placed in settings far from home

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill’s ‘strict’ safeguards to include long jail terms for coercion

Labour MP’s proposed legislation for England and Wales also includes powers for judges to cross-examine patients

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Evening Standard

What is in the new Bill on assisted dying for England and Wales?

A debate and first vote are expected to take place on November 29.

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MSPs question Canadian experts on proposed assisted dying law

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee was holding an evidence session on the proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

Evening Standard

Hospital managers ‘disbelieving’ of doctors’ concerns over Letby, inquiry hears

An independent probe was ordered by the health trust in response to the allegations.

Evening Standard

Health chiefs target faster endometriosis diagnoses for women

Delays in diagnosis can lead to prolonged suffering, ill health and risks to fertility

The Guardian - UK

Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union

Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of Nursing

Evening Standard

‘Social care costs for working age and lifelong disabled could be £17bn by 2030’

Costs for 18–24-year-olds could rise by 40% within the next six years, the analysis also suggested.

The Independent UK

NHS England calls on donors to ‘give the gift of blood’ this Christmas

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.

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