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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

NHS health professionals fear palliative care after Harold Shipman murders

An MP has claimed that health care professionals in the NHS are cautious about administering palliative care following the Harold Shipman murders.

Speaking during the assisted dying bill debate in the House of Commons on Friday (20 June), Sir Edward Leigh urged his fellow MPs to take a “pause” and ask the Health Department on “whether it is possible to have decent palliative care”.

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