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Matt Hancock has endorsed the idea of setting up a “What Works” centre to gather evidence on the quality of palliative care in the UK and inform debate around assisted dying.
Speaking to the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dying Well on Wednesday evening, the Health Secretary said he was “neutral” on the question.
But he added Parliament needs a “broader conversation” about the two issues.
“I think it is important that any debate that we have is nested in a wider debate about how we support people better towards the end of their lives,” he said.
The APPG on Dying Well opposes a change in the law around assisted dying and euthanasia, arguing instead that what is needed is high-quality palliative care available to everyone.
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Terminally-ill assisted dying campaigner Noel Conway who suffered from motor neurone disease has died aged 71 at his home in Garmston, Shropshire, the charity Dignity in Dying has said.