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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 January 2026
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
I will end by remarking that there is a world of difference between a multidisciplinary panel and a multidisciplinary specialist assessment. The royal colleges support the latter—it is part of normal clinical care—but they do not like the multidisciplinary panel. The Royal College of Psychiatrists in its briefing commented on the psychiatrist’s expertise and where and when it is appropriate. It says:
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