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Lessons from Canada on assisted dying Original

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By Bethany Simmonds, Christopher Lyon, Hermanpreet Singh
| The Conversation Verified
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has argued that parliament should wait before returning to assisted dying until palliative and social care are properly funded. His intervention comes before MPs are due to debate a new assisted-dying bill for England and Wales on September 11. Public debate often centres on people with terminal illnesses who are experiencing unbearable suffering and want greater control over how they die.
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Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care

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By Bethany Simmonds
| Transforming Society podcast (Podcast)
Neoliberal political discourses have normalised the belief in northern European countries that individuals are responsible for their health and wellbeing, regardless of social class, gender or ethnic background. Drawing on examples from Germany, Sweden and the UK, Simmonds critically examines how the neoliberalisation and marketisation of health and social care have created an adverse environment for older people, who lack social and cultural capital to access the care they need.
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Ageing in a Global Context

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By Marion Repetti, Toni Calasanti, Sheila Peace, Bethany Simmonds
| Transforming Society podcast (Podcast)
Series Editors: Chris Phillipson, University of Manchester, UK, Toni Calasanti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USAand Thomas Scharf, Newcastle University, UK. Published in association with the British Society of Gerontology, this major new series addresses broad cross-cutting issues around ageing in a global society.
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Consequences of ‘conversations not had’: insights into failures in communication affecting delays in hospital discharge for older people living with frailty - Sabi Redwood, Bethany Simmonds, Fiona Fox, Alison Shaw, Kyra Neubauer, Sarah Purdy, Helen Baxter

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By Sabi Redwood, Fiona Fox, Alison Shaw, Bethany Simmonds
| SAGE Publishing
1. Chen, X, Mao, G, Leng, SX. Frailty syndrome: an overview. Clin Interv Aging 2014; 9: 433–441. Google Scholar | Medline | ISI 2. National Audit Office . Discharging older patients from hospital, www.nao.org.uk/report/discharging-older-patients-from-hospital/ (2016, accessed 18 November 2019). Google Scholar 3. Glasby, J, Littlechild, R, Pryce, K. All dressed up but nowhere to go? Delayed hospital discharges and older people. J Health Serv Res Policy 2006; 11: 52–58. Google Scholar | SAGE Journals 4.
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