The Latest Breaking News from Rachel Clarke

End of life care in England and Wales can’t cope with demand, say doctors opposed to assisted dying

Forecast indicates about 130,000 more people will need palliative care by 2048

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

Should MPs legalise assisted dying? Our panel responds

Today Westminster begins its scrutiny of a bill that could for ever change the way we live or die in England and Wales, say Rachel Clarke, Lucy Webster and others

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

Nuclear war rehearsal and Gauguin biography make shortlist for Baillie Gifford prize

Books by Rachel Clarke, Richard Flanagan and Viet Thanh Nguyen are among the six competing for the nonfiction award

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

We are public sector workers – this is how more cuts would wreck our NHS, courts, councils and universities

After years of austerity, the government’s plans imply another reduction in funding that public services simply cannot take

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

How physician associates are helping doctors, not replacing them

Letters: Letters: Dr Rubin Minhas and Dr Tim Lavin respond to an article by Dr Rachel Clarke on concerns about the role of these healthcare professionalsls

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2024

What if your ‘physician’ wasn’t actually a doctor at all? Beware this new reckless experiment

The NHS says it’s not trying to replace qualified doctors with physician associates. But we can see the terrifying truth, says the palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024

I can truly see the case for assisted dying. But the horrific state of the NHS makes me question if it is the best idea

I would feel deeply uncomfortable if patients ‘chose’ to die because care that would make life worth living was unavailable, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024

The week in TV: The Way; Breathtaking; Boarders; Joe Lycett vs Sewage – review

Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis create a chaotic vision of Welsh revolution; ITV’s Covid three-parter favours realism over drama; and race, class and privilege collide in the BBC’s cracking new public school satire

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Rage, relief and recognition: the TV version of my book Breathtaking has opened a floodgate

During the Covid pandemic, NHS staff were treated as expendable, says Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor and the author of Breathtaking

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Where is Breathtaking filmed? Everything you need to know about the ITV Covid drama's filming locations

Here's what you need to know about where ITV's Breathtaking was filmed...

Woman & Home · Feb 21, 2024