Posted By Jessica Stanton On 3:22 AM 11/30/2012 @ 3:22 AM In DC Exclusives – Blurb,World | No Comments A British physician’s disturbing testimony is shedding light on the increasingly common practice of National Health Service (NHS) hospitals sending sick… Read More ›
Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient
Probe into use of ‘death pathway’ by NHS ” patients have been denied food and drink and placed on the pathway when they were not dying”
Probe into use of ‘death pathway’ by NHS The NHS is coordinating a probe into the Liverpool Care Pathway after concerns were raised over its misuse. Families have come forward saying they were not consulted when their loved ones were… Read More ›
Hospitals ‘letting patients die to save money’
Hospitals may be depriving elderly patients of food and drink to hasten their deaths as part of cost-cutting measures to free up bed space, leading doctors warn. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent Tens of thousands of patients with terminal illnesses… Read More ›