Bishop of London welcomes calls for end-of-life care
[The Church of England] The Rt. Rev. Sarah Mullally, bishop of London, has responded to the publication by Members of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee of its report on Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide.
Mullally, a former chief nursing officer for England, said, “In over 20 years of working in the NHS, I witnessed first-hand the critical role that palliative care plays for patients and for their families. Particularly in my time as a cancer nurse in the capital, the difference I saw it make was deeply moving and inspirational in equal measure. This country has some of the best palliative care services in the world — but they are currently underfunded and overly reliant on charitable donations.”
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