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The problem of prognostication in assisted dying.


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The UK government is debating legislation to allow assisted dying in England and Wales, which puts doctors at the forefront of deciding if their patient will be eligible for a medically assisted death - the key criteria being a 6 month prognosis. But is making a 6 month prognosis actually clinically reliable?

To discuss we're joined by a panel of experts on end of life;

  • Scott Murray, emeritus professor of primary palliative care at the University of Edinburgh
  • Simon Etkind, assistant professor of palliative care at the University of Cambridge
  • Nancy Preston, professor of supportive and palliative care, Lancaster University
  • Suzanne Ost, professor of law, Lancaster University
  • Reading list

    Assisted dying and the difficulties of predicting end of life

    Breaching the stalemate on assisted dying: it’s time to move beyond a medicalised approach

     

    Also in this episode, we dim the lights and raise the curtains - there is a public fascination with doctors who kill and the stage show turned podcast, ‘An Appointment with Murder’, takes a deep dive into the crimes of GPs John Bodkin-Adams and Harold Shipman.

    Kamran is joined by Harry Brunjes and Andrew Johns to talk medical murder.

    An Appointment With Murder on Apple Podcasts

     

     

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