Prof Mark Taubert

I wrote for Parliament News on why I think today's Assisted Dying vote in the Commons should be a No. The combination of this Bill and the current NHS would simply be toxic. parliamentnews.co.uk/please-not-t...

As we approach another vote on Assisted Dying in the Commons, here is a link to a 3-part @BBCRadio4 Inside Health Special edition that I was a panelist for www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

With MPs set to vote on assisted dying tomorrow, I'm reminded of the three-part series on the topic I was part of for Inside Health on Radio 4, where we explored some of the nuances in more depth. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

When cancer claimed my wife, I witnessed the fear and helplessness that the late stages of serious illness can bring, and felt the pain of being unable to ease a loved one's suffering But having weighed the evidence... I believe this bill is the wrong way to achieve it – @patrickhurley.bsky.social

Important thread regarding Friday's Assisted Dying Terminally Ill Adults Bill

Issue with this is that palliative &social care shld be optimised first. Current Assisted Dying Bill has FIXED 4-year implementation period,not dependent on ensuring universal access to pall/soc care This was not an accident, but a policy choice. 'Palliative care access' PMB wld have made more sense

A reply from an MP on the content of Lauren Edwards' letter to Andy Burnham..from Steve Brine MP, who sat on the select committee quoted in her letter. x.com/BrineHealth/...

And learn from Australia, esp Victoria, where palliative care funding has now been cut. x.com/thelizcarr/s...

Excellent summary in The Critic thecritic.co.uk/why-assisted...

Not this Bill. It is unsafe.

Problem with that argument is that current Bill has a FIXED 4-year implementation period,not dependent on fixing palliative/soc care. This was not an accident, but a policy choice. A palliative care access PMB wld have made more sense, but then I wld say that..(and did say that)

Even groups that are neutral on Assisted Dying are deeply concerned about the flaws in this TIA Bill. Its promoters have tried to marginalise opposition to it, but they're misleading us& ignoring the evidence. If it goes ahead, there'll be an Inquiry within 5 ys. @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social

Introducing a Private Members Bill to ensure equal access to palliative care would not only benefit Rochester and Strood constituents, but wider provision of care in England and Wales @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

You've been calling for an assisted dying bill that doctors call dangerously unsafe and unworkable?

Absolutely infuriating that one of my colleagues has decided that what Parliament should focus on in the coming months - given everything going on in the world and here at home - is bringing back the assisted dying bill. Head in hands.

This is painful. “It was rightly described as the safest and most robust assisted dying law anywhere in the world” Umm, only by the people trying to push it through. 🧵 Brief thread of how others described the Bill:

Comments from Labour MPs wrt @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social reintroduction of Assisted Dying bill: responses so far from Labour MPs:

I hope @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social looks at more than DiD propaganda. @capacitylaw.bsky.social's updated resource page on Terminally Ill Adults Bill - with links to key documents is essential. Anyone interested pls read: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/terminally-i...

Interesting polling about the real priorities people have, versus what pressure groups are claiming wrt Assisted Dying. A PMB for access to palliative &end of life care wld be a better starting point @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06...

Hoping someone who has come high in PMB ballot might consider a Bill to ensure universal & fair access to palliative care. Desmond Swayne , Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social , Dr Luke Evans @drlukeevans.org.uk It would be something that unites the whole community. #PalliativeCareForAll

NEW MRP poll: In the largest poll on assisted death since the Leadbeater Bill emerged, fewer than 1 in 10 Brits want their MP to prioritise the assisted death Bill.

'Can vs should' - our open access article in Future Health Journal @royalcollege.bsky.social

Our @thetimes.com Thunderer on the risks of six month prognostication in the Assisted Dying debate

10 years on from his death and the strange events that followed. #BowieForever RIP ⚡ time.com/4184257/davi...

We're in the Christmas BMJ this year! Reflecting on and weighing up the British National Formulary! #BMJChristmas @auralapothecary.pharmsky.app @velindrecc.bsky.social @vcclibrary.bsky.social @bmj.com

🎟️ In-person tickets now open: Do Not Resuscitate Forms – Who’d Have One? 👉 gres.hm/dnr-forms Join consultant and chair of Wales’ DNACPR policy, @profmarktaubert.bsky.social*, to explore DNACPR policy, end-of-life planning, scandals & tackling misinformation *@cardiffuni.bsky.social

Yet another Assisted Dying flyer in @bmj.com today, to convince us all how wonderful and choicey it will all be.

One of the worst articles I have read on assisted dying, and exemplifies why I am against the Bill currently going through parliament. Miscomprehension and oversimplified opinion on what others' lives are like to live, are rife.

@hamishhawk.bsky.social dear Hamish. Looking forward to Cardiff concert. My 8& 12 yr old love ur songs since they heard them on radio.They got us to get ur AFH album. They know loads of the lyrics. We were going to come to the gig without kids but they really want to see you. Is there an age limit?

‘My daughter didn’t get emotional like I did’: the families who go gigging together

📝 New Future Care Planning Review A new scoping review of the literature and an updated definition, published in @bmj.com By: Mala Mann, Caitlin Cahill, Stephanie Sivell, Robyn Hackett, Elin Harding, @profmarktaubert.bsky.social 📖 Read more: spcare.bmj.com/content/bmjs...

Assisted Dying Bill puts the vulnerable at risk. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

“How long has the staff been here?” Staff longevity says so much about a senior living community. This week on Comforting Closure, Angie Graham and I discuss what consistency reveals about care. Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia #DeathDoula #SeniorLivingSupport

Helsinki living up to expectations at #EAPC2025

Super proud to see my #NorthEast #PalliativeMedicine colleague Dr Lucy Robinson being awarded the highest winning abstract at #EAPC2025 #Finland 🏆 - and presenting her fantastic #PhD #Research from @newcastleuni.bsky.social @barbarahanratty.bsky.social

Happy to see so many people interested in #lung disease and #Inequalities - thanks for all the feedback and discussion #EAPC2025 🫁

@hamishhawk.bsky.social Hi Hamish. Thanks for the clever and catchy songs, which have accompanied us on many journeys. My son Idris is a big fan. His favourite is Big Cat Tattoos. All the best.

Episode 2 of #BBC Inside Health programme, 3-parter with @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social and @katherinesleeman.bsky.social

I am part of a BBC Inside Health mini series on #AssistedDying. With @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social and @katherinesleeman.bsky.social Part 1: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If our experience is anything to go by- the boards don't tend to say no

Our letter in today's Observer -thank you @theguardian.com for publishing full signatory list- in response to Max Hill KC & co's letter last week on #AssistedDying theguardian.com/theobserver/...

Really important editorial on predicting survival, prognosis and the current #AssistedDying law

A former member of a euthanasia review board in the Netherlands speaks out about #AssistedDying www.spectator.co.uk/article/on-a...

Sir James Munby, former head of the Family Division of the High Court, has given his opinion on the supposedly improved Assisted Suicide Bill. His view: "it still falls lamentably short of providing adequate safeguards". transparencyproject.org.uk/assisted-dyi...