Health secretary orders review into potential costs of introducing assisted dying
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 () Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered his department to carry out a review of the costs of potentially changing the law to legalise assisted dying.
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Wes Streeting "crossed the line" by opposing assisted dying in public and the argument shouldn't "come down to resources", a Labour peer has said. Sky News
Secret filming by ITV News has given a rare insight into dangerous cosmetic practices being carried out in some of Britain’s high-street salons by 'wild west operators'. In a new ITV documentary - 'Britain's Backstreet Surgery Scandal' - Health Secretary Wes Streeting commits to taking action against those carrying out these procedures. ITV News put these criticisms to Luxury Medical Aesthetics who chose not to respond to the safety concerns raised. When reporter Cree-Summer Haughton approached the owner outside her salon, she didn’t want to answer her questions. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting voices concern over a proposed bill to legalise assisted dying. He says, “failures in palliative care mean that assisted dying wouldn’t give people a real choice. It would become not a right to die, but effectively an obligation to die because the support isn’t there for good end-of-life care”.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting promises to modernise the Mental Health Act as he claims it is “hugely outdated and deprives the liberty of lots of people” Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The health secretary has hailed the government's new Tobacco and Vapes Bill as "groundbreaking" legislation. Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools could be banned, but Labour has rowed back on plans to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens. Wes Streeting said the change was made due to the "pressures on UK hospitality". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 ()
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ordered his department to carry out a review of the costs of potentially changing the law to legalise assisted dying.
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