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Baroness Finlay

Baroness Finlay reviews 'One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind'
Books & culture
By Baroness Finlay
Baroness Finlay reviews 'One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind'
Wendy Mitchell’s exploration of living with dementia whilst preparing for the end of life may contain a strong thread of optimism – but fails to provide satisfactory answers to some crucial questions
'Assisted dying' risks being seen and used as a cheap solution for human suffering
Social affairs
By Baroness Finlay
'Assisted dying' risks being seen and used as a cheap solution for human suffering
Legalising euthanasia will only worsen the current provision of care for the terminally ill
Suicide is not something to be encouraged or assisted
Health
By Baroness Finlay
Suicide is not something to be encouraged or assisted
It may sound compassionate to embed assisted dying practices within health care. But it’s also dangerous.
Many people are not given the right care at the end of their lives
Health
By Baroness Finlay
Many people are not given the right care at the end of their lives
Reform is needed if we’re to remove costly administrative hurdles and provide the palliative support that patients and their families so desperately need
We must utilise the skills of refugee doctors
Health
By Baroness Finlay
We must utilise the skills of refugee doctors

The NHS has a staffing crisis – while the skills of refugee doctors go to waste. Let’s give them the chance to contribute, writes Baroness Finlay