by Ashish Joshi, Sky News
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons on Friday. But a group of leading social care organisations has raised concerns over the proposed change to the law, flagging worries about coercion.
A partnership of the country’s leading social care and end of life organisations has told Sky News of their deep frustration at being excluded from important discussions around the assisted dying debate – describing the proposed change to the law as “unworkable, unaffordable and naive”.
The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life is worried about the impact of introducing assisted dying will have on their three million-strong workforce, which they say is on the frontline for delivering care to terminally ill adults.
The partnership includes The Gold Standards Framework Charity (GSF), National Care Forum (NCF), British Geriatric Society (BGS), Care England (CE) and the Community Hospital Association.
The coalition’s co-chair, Liz Jones, said: “The coalition’s position on the bill is neutral as it consists of separate independent organisations. However, we all agree that the bill offers a chance to shine a spotlight on the importance of improving the consistency and availability of high quality of end of life care for all who need it in our country.
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