Assisted dying: BMA says patients should meet end-of-life care doctor first

Patients apply for assisted deaths should have face-to-face meetings with specialists in palliative care, medics have said (Lynne Cameron/PA) - (PA Wire)

Terminally ill people who want help to die should have face-to-face reviews with a specialist end-of-life doctor in an effort to detect coercion, medics have said.

A motion passed by delegates at the British Medical Association’s annual representative meeting (ARM) in Liverpool on Monday proposed a number of changes to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.