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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Health secretary warns of ‘chilling slippery slope’ as he orders review of costs of assisted dying

Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivering a keynote speech on the second day of the 2024 NHS Providers conference and exhibition at the ACC Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The health secretary has warned discussions over savings linked to assisted dying are a “chilling slippery slope” as he orders a review of the costs of the new bill.

When asked what cost analysis his department had carried out around whether there would be savings if patients were to choose assisted dying, Wes Streeting admitted he had asked Department for Health and Social Care officials to do a cost analysis.

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