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Second Report - Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide

Health and Social Care Committee HC 321 Published 29 February 2024

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Conclusions & Recommendations

20 items (6 recs)

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Government Response

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Accepted 6

Accepted in Part 1

Deferred 9

Rejected 1

Recommendations

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20 Rejected

Establish a national strategy for death literacy and support following a terminal diagnosis.

Recommendation

The Government must establish a national strategy for death literacy and support following a terminal diagnosis. This strategy will help healthcare professionals to better support someone and their loved ones, from the moment of a terminal diagnosis. (Paragraph 308) 98 … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government explicitly states it does not plan to establish a national strategy for death literacy. Instead, it will address related issues through the inclusion of palliative care in wider strategies, existing training for professionals, and ongoing research by the new Policy Research Unit.

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