Thursday, November 29, 2012

The Brave New World


Now sick babies go on death pathway: Doctor's haunting testimony reveals how children are put on end-of-life plan


  • Practice of withdrawing food and fluid by tube being used on young patients

  • Doctor admits starving and dehydrating ten babies to death in neonatal unit
  • Liverpool Care Pathway subject of independent inquiry ordered by ministers
  • Investigation, including child patients, will look at whether cash payments to hospitals to hit death pathway targets have influenced doctors' decisions


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