Category Archives: ELDERLY UK POLICY

“Is this Pain Management ?”

Posted on January 19, 2012 by john graham

There are a great many elderly Americans who move to Florida to retire.  Private health care is big business over there.   Small clinics are springing up all over the place – for back pain, for arthritis, for rehabilitation and for cancer … Continue reading →

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“The ‘Benefits’ of Assisted Suicide”

Posted on January 17, 2012 by john graham

Much has been written about relaxing the law on euthanasia since the publication of Lord Falconer’s report proposing a change of the law on assisted suicide. The report advocates allowing assisted suicide of terminally ill people, obviously with their considered consent … Continue reading →

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“Cowardly Inaction”

Posted on January 15, 2012 by john graham

There are now almost daily reports in the press about the failures of our social care system for older people.  It is no longer a disaster waiting to happen, it is a catastrophe unfolding before our eyes:- Report after report … Continue reading →

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“Dignified Death”

Posted on January 12, 2012 by john graham

Within days of writing a sceptical piece on Euthanasia (see “Dying to Meet You” dated 5th January), I read a thought-provoking article in the Daily Mail on the 8th December written by Geraldine McClelland and published after her assisted suicide at … Continue reading →

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“Dying to meet you”

Posted on January 5, 2012 by john graham

I have written several times about my apprehension with regard to the growing pressure in this country to ease the rules on assisted suicide.  (See earlier posts by clicking on “The Slippery Slope” in the Tag Cloud). Much is made … Continue reading →

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“Dangerous Road” 3

Posted on September 13, 2011 by john graham

Three articles on successive pages of The Times last week (5th September 2011) made for an uncomfortable juxtaposition.  They were entitled “prosecutors clear the way for assisted suicides“, “MPs given poll warning on abortion” and “jails to help ageing prisoners die … Continue reading →

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“Dangerous Road” 2

Posted on August 24, 2011 by john graham

A couple of months ago on the 20th June 2011, I wrote about assisting early death and the apparently more liberal attitudes to euthanasia in Holland, albeit with some safeguards. A graphic illustration of the issues is shown in a recently … Continue reading →

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“Southern Cross Cards Collapse”

Posted on August 3, 2011 by john graham

Since the last hand of cards were played in this most callous of games (click on Southern Cross in the TAG CLOUD to see previous posts on this subject), the players have all been re-assessing their hands before placing their … Continue reading →

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“Dangerous Road”

Posted on July 20, 2011 by john graham

I have cautiously written about assisted suicide and euthanasia only twice before, on 22 March 2010 – “Lucy died today” and then again on 6 May 2011 – ” A Die-Lemma”.   It is not a subject of rights and wrongs, so … Continue reading →

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” If the cap fits” – Commission on Funding Care & Support – 5

Posted on June 11, 2011 by john graham

The Dilnot Commission is due to report in July and in true political style they have decided to fly some kites before making any formal announcements.  In an interview with The Daily Mail, Andrew Dilnot dropped out clear hints as to the … Continue reading →

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