Press releases

Mrs Rushton was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state following a traumatic head injury in December 2015.

The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians have developed new guidance on Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration which is published today.

The States of Jersey have implemented the first mental capacity legislation of its kind on the island.

Compassion in Dying has been awarded two prizes at the BMA’s Patient Information Awards in London.

A report has revealed that Ambulance Trusts across the UK vary significantly in their policies and practices regarding advance care planning documentation

Judging on the Mr Y case the Supreme Court has upheld a previous High Court decision that clinically assisted nutrition and hydration can be withdrawn from a person in a prolonged disorder of consciousness without having to go to seek permission at court, if the family and medical team agree that would be in the best interests of the person

New figures released by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) revealed there were 1,729 investigations into misuse last year

A scheme has now been launched to refund those who may have paid more than they should for applying to register a Lasting Power of Attorney

We were saddened to read the story of Mrs Lillian Treacher, who had been living with cancer for several years when she was admitted to hospital in April 2014 and sadly died there a week later

We were shocked to read a letter printed in The Daily Telegraph in which Louise Broughton details the experience of her mother who is currently in a nursing home with vascular dementia