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MPs vote to allow health staff to opt out of assisted dying process16 May 2025 16:05The move is among several tweaks to the assisted dying bill which were debated by MPs.
Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hears15 May 2025 19:23Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients.
Overhaul needed to prevent benefit claimants suffering harm, MPs say15 May 2025 01:38MPs say new laws and "deep-rooted cultural change" are needed at the Department for Work and Pensions.
GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests14 May 2025 01:37GPs are deeply divided over assisted dying with personal beliefs shaping their views, BBC research reveals.
For, against, undecided: Three GPs give their views on assisted dying14 May 2025 01:58GPs from different areas of England tell us how they feel about plans to legalise assisted dying.
Government has no clear plan for NHS England abolition, say MPs14 May 2025 00:15Cross-party group of MPs say move is causing uncertainty at time when NHS is under huge pressure.

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