Prof Ahmedzai News Today

The devastated son of an elderly woman who died slowly from dehydration and malnutrition 28 days after carers stopped giving her food or water has urge dont let this beautiful lady die in vain.

The controversial Liverpool Care Pathway - a series of guidelines that can involve the withdrawal of life-saving treatment from dying patients - was banned in 2014.

Vulnerable patients need better end-of-life service provision not help to kill themselves, a group of palliative care experts have argued.