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Involuntary Euthanasia Articles
These articles have been collected from various sources and relate to involuntary euthanasia that's happening in UK hospitals, care homes and even in people's homes. If there are more you would like included, please send the link.
Hospitals bribed to put patients on pathway to death: Cash incentive for NHS trusts that meet targets on Liverpool Care Pathway | Daily Mail Online
The incentives have been paid to hospitals that ensure a set percentage of patients who die on their wards have been put on the controversial regime.
Liverpool Care Pathway: 'They told my family I was dying' - BBC News
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My diary of mum's awful death on the Liverpool Care Pathway: Nurse's heart-rending account of how doctors decided to put her mother on 'pathway to death' | Daily Mail Online
When her 85-year-old mother Maureen was admitted to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and put on the controversial plan without her knowledge Carole Jones documented her treatment in the days that followed.
It was murder, says son of woman 'starved to death' on Liverpool Care Pathway as he calls for police inquiry | Daily Mail Online
Peter Tulloch (inset) has urged police to open a murder inquiry into the death of his mother who he claims was 'starved to death' at the Western General hospital in Edinburgh.
Liverpool Care Pathway: Family revive man doctors wasn't worth saving | Daily Mail Online
The family Andy Flanagan (pictured) have told how they rescued him from dying on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway by reviving him with drops of water.
Mo Mowlam's doctor condemns Liverpool Care Pathway
A senior cancer specialist, who treated Mo Mowlam during her last illness, has condemned end of life care in the NHS as corrupt and scandalous.
How I saved my father from Liverpool Care Pathway two years after mother endured 'agonising' death on the system, by Tory MP Fiona Bruce | Daily Mail Online
MP Fiona Bruce was told that doctors had decided to remove life-saving treatment from her 83-year-old father, despite not having consulted relatives.
I survived the death pathway: Patricia, 82, was given two days to live, but her family defied doctors and gave her water through a straw - now she's planning a world cruise | Daily Mail Online
Doctors at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool had removed all feeding tubes and drips and placed Patricia Greenwood, 82, on the Liverpool Care Pathway.
Daughter's heartbreak over father's death after he was put on Liverpool Care Pathway without family's permission | Daily Mail Online
Arthur Oszek, 86, was admitted to Ayr General Hospital hospital after a fall. To his family's horror he had his food, drink and medication removed for several days.
Death row drug fed to dying Scottish pensioners - Daily Record
A drug given to US Death Row prisoners is being used on dying old folk in Scotland's hospitals.
David Beith died in Royal Cornwall Hospital despite seeming well ahead of routine operation, inquest hears - Cornwall Live
The hospital did admit that David Beith was placed on the controversial Liverpool Pathway for Death plan despite it not being signed by his next of kin
Assisted dying? It's happening - Catholic Herald
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Liz Bryan: ‘The Liverpool Care Pathway failed because it oversimplified care of the dying’ | Nursing Times
I often hear it said – by those who can do it – that delivering adequate care to those approaching the end of life is not rocket science. I tend to agree
Victory for the Mail in aftermath of Liverpool Care Pathway scandal | Daily Mail Online
They said loved ones must be 'involved in decisions' in NHS hospitals to ensure the 'horrific' abuses and 'tick-box' culture created by the discredited Liverpool Care Pathway never happen again.
Liverpool Care Pathway: A way of death worth fighting for? | The Independent | The Independent
It has been denounced as 'euthanasia by the back door'. Now specialists in palliative medicine are defending its use
A good death: why end-of-life care must change – Channel 4 News
As a review recommends phasing out controversial national guidelines for care of the dying - which led to nurses shouting at families for giving patients water - is it time to re-think how we die?
New NHS death guidelines 'worse than Liverpool Care Pathway'
One of the first medics to raise concerns about the now discredited Liverpool Care Pathway says new protocols to replace it are more dangerous, and could hasten patients' deaths
Liverpool Care Pathway: More than 10,000 patients placed on plan - BBC News
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NHS 'death pathway' killings exposed in shocking new parliamentary report - Catholic Herald
Christine Pulfrey remembers her mother as “very fit” and “in good form” when she was admitted to a private hospital in Hull fo
How the Liverpool Care Pathway was used as an excuse for appalling care | Daily Mail Online
Ministers announce the Liverpool Care Pathway is being scrapped within 12 months after a damning review review by Baroness Neuberger (pictured) revealed the dreadful way patients and their families were treated.
Controversial Liverpool Care Pathway 'a fantastic step forward,' says Jeremy Hunt
The controversial Liverpool Care Pathway for patients who are dying is “a fantastic step forward” in the way hospitals support the terminally ill, Jeremy Hunt has said.
Liverpool Care Pathway: Controversial 'end-of-life' regime for dying patients 'to be replaced' | The Independent | The Independent
The results of an independent review show concerns raised by family members over the care of their dying loved ones
Doctors admit problems with Liverpool pathway for dying - BBC News
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'Arrogance' of doctors STILL using banned Liverpool Care Pathway | Daily Mail Online
Concerns over the abolished Liverpool Care Pathway has prompted NICE to issue new guidelines reminding hospital staff not to make 'snap decisions' on patients near death.
Liverpool Care Pathway: Investigation is launched into controversial guidelines on 'hastening death' | Daily Mail Online
The Association for Palliative Medicine, which represents 1,000 doctors, will 'identify and explore concerns' over the system of caring for patients in their final days.
Liverpool Care Pathway death prompts 'torture' claim - BBC News
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NHS still using Death Pathway despite 'ban' with charity warning that controversial end-of-life programme is merely operating under 'a different name' | Daily Mail Online
The discredited Liverpool Care Pathway is still being used in some hospitals despite having been scrapped, a Commons report will reveal, with vulnerable patients being denied food and water.
Cancer expert who treated Mo Mowlam brands Liverpool Care Pathway 'the most corrupt practice in British medicine' | Daily Mail Online
Professor Mark Glaser said the Pathway is employed by Health Service managers to clear bed space and to achieve targets that bring more money to their hospitals.
Ministers order an inquiry into the care pathway payments that saw hospitals receive millions to implement controversial system | Daily Mail Online
Care and support minister Norman Lamb said there had been too many cases of patients dying on the pathway while their families were told nothing.
Lord Carlile: medics should face GMC over Liverpool Care Pathway
Doctors who put patients on a controversial end-of-life care plan without their consent should face being struck off, a leading legal expert has said.
Liverpool Care Pathway: Man Misdiagnosed With Cancer Dehydrated to Death | Wesley J. Smith | First Things
The UK’s Liverpool Care Pathway has apparently killed its first (reported) victim. The . . . .
Box-ticking NHS staff turned killing patients into an industry, says top doctor | Daily Mail Online
The Liverpool Care Pathway caused NHS staff to take an ‘industrialised approach’ to the treatment of dying patients, a leading doctor has admitted.
Police probe Liverpool Care Pathway following death of pensioner | Daily Mail Online
Alice Johnson died on the discredited plan at Warrington General Hospital but her daughter Angela said she only discovered how her mother had been treated after her death.
Top doctor's chilling claim: The NHS kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year | Daily Mail Online
Professor Patrick Pullicino is concerned that doctors are using the controversial 'death' care pathway as a form of euthanasia for the elderly.
Hospitals stripped of cash bribes for 'death pathway' in shake-up of controversial end-of-life regime | Daily Mail Online
NHS trusts have been receiving money for using the pathway, but MP Norman Lamb said these ‘bribes’ would have to stop unless it was shown suffering had been reduced.
60,000 patients put on death pathway without being told but minister still says controversial end-of-life plan is 'fantastic' | Daily Mail Online
A third of families are also kept in the dark when doctors withdraw lifesaving treatment from loved ones. Despite the revelations, Jeremy Hunt last night claimed the pathway was a ‘fantastic step forward’.
MELANIE PHILLIPS: Hope at last on the pathway to death - but the NHS still has a hole where its heart should be | Daily Mail Online
According to advance reports, the Government will announce today the end of the deeply controversial Liverpool Care Pathway. But we are still not at the root of our health-care problems, writes MELANIE PHILLIPS.
Catholics call for public inquiry into UK nursing home deaths | Catholic News Agency
Catholics are calling for a public investigation into why so many elderly people have died in U.K. nursing homes during the coronavirus crisis.
Rustie Lee accuses hospital of putting her elderly mother on pathway for dying patients | Daily Mail Online
Rustie's mother Eugenie Edwards was given just 48 hours to live when admitted to hospital and denied food, liquid and painkillers. The family contested the decision and the 87-year-old has since been discharged.
Matt Hancock is wrong about euthanasia - The Post
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Veteran condemned to die by the NHS on 'death pathway' at Hammersmith Hospital | Daily Mail Online
Great-grandfather Josef Boberek was admitted to Hammersmith Hospital in West London with a chest infection, but died days later after doctors incorrectly told his family he was at death's door.
Number of prescriptions for the drug midazolam doubled during height of the pandemic | Daily Mail Online
Official figures show out-of-hospital prescribing of the drug midazolam increased by more than 100 per cent in April compared to previous months. The claims are unverified and disputed.
Police to probe four death pathway cases at same hospital | Daily Mail Online
The deaths of as many as four patients after they were placed on end-of-life care pathways at the same hospital - Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan (pictured) - are set to be examined by police.
Grieving Son Peter Tulloch Demands Attempted Murder Inquiry over Controversial Care of Dying Mother Jean Tulloch
Terminally ill Jean Tulloch left for 30 hours without food or drink as part of Liverpool Care Pathway.
Unlawful End of Life Protocols | The People's Care Wa
The NICE Guidelines (NG163) brought in to deal with the outbreak of Covid-19, suggested the use of midazolam and morphine for breathlessness, agitation, as well as for end of life.
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