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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I would like to provide some information to the Committee which I think supports these amendments quite well. Care England, which has 122 care providers, consulted its care providers some weeks ago. It found that: “84% have not been consulted on the Bill or its implications. 24% said staffing would become very difficult due to conscientious objections, with a further 16% expressing similar concerns. Only 14% reported staff being willing to participate in the whole procedure … Only 13% said they could manage assisted dying in their Homes. Only 27% reported 24/7 access to specialist palliative care support on site”. This demonstrates that the care home sector itself has been very worried about how it would cope with this. Sadly, it also demonstrates just why not having specialist palliative care in scope on this Bill has created quite so many problems.

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