Lily Lamb
@DrLilyLamb
FRCGP, NIHR Doctoral Fellow @UniofNewcastle @RCGP Council representative for NE England, GP @NPCcentral, all views are my own
My absolute favourite session at #asme2025, so much passion and fun with @theCFOM, well done @AskJeevesWij and Phil, please bring this back next year @asmeofficial 👏
A fabulously interactive, dynamic and contentious courtroom session. #ASME2025
‘We are beyond talking about principles. We are at the sharp end of changing the doctor-patient relationship’ @Tanni_GT politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
A stark warning of what the future could hold when #AssistedDying is part of NHS care, in the context of the 10 year plan: 'Technology may deliver the tools, but it won’t deliver the answers. And once the law changes, it’s GPs – not policymakers – who will be left holding the…
“It’s what happens when legislation reshapes medicine without fully grappling with the human mess it creates… There is a world of difference between debating assisted dying in the rarefied air of Westminster and managing it on the frontlines.” pulsetoday.co.uk/views/dr-burnt…
Come and join us at our in-person NIHR Fellowships Event hosted by @APCCUnit @NIHR_RSS Date: 11th September 2025 Time: Hot lunch (from 12pm) – 15:30 Location: Dame Margaret Barbour Building (Room 2.16) Link to registration: forms.office.com/e/BvrXYu1veu Cost: Free
Over 660,000 people die each year in the UK, yet too many still can’t access the care and support they need at the end of life. That reality drives the work of Professor @kesleeman , whose NIHR-funded research is changing how the UK and the world care for people in their final…
Thank you for sharing @DrJonGriffiths, essential reading for all GPs, especially ‘above all, be present, be kind, and know that your approach will be remembered’ @rcgp
Thanks to @rcgp for supporting the new @NHSCandM ‘When a Child dies - A Framework for General Practice’. Quote from RCGP here and blog of mine to read about what we’ve produced. 👉 drjongriffiths.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/whe… Please share widely to GPs #nhs #childbereavement #generalpractice
Aaaaand… “palliative care” is mentioned once. Once. In 168 pages. Our 10 year plan for dying people is: - Neighbourhood teams will include hospice and palliative care staff. - Use of Personal Health Budgets for accessing hospice care.
We heard repeatedly in the assisted dying debate that there is universal agreement that palliative care must improve. Well, now’s the time to translate those warm words into meaningful action. The 10 year plan is the opportunity. I desperately hope it’s not missed.
Wise words @bathmat on the power of palliative care: ‘This, to me, is the essence of the word ‘dignity’ – which is not a variable state, not something that can be measured or lost, but an inherent human truth. You can’t gain ‘dignity’ by what you do, nor can you lose ‘dignity’ by…
The assisted dying era begins – what now for palliative care? - A plea to my palliative care colleagues blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/06…
NZ's Assisted Dying Law (for terminally ill adults) only came into force in 2021 but there is already a campaign and a Bill to expand it to those not terminally ill All the arguments made are the same arguments that are made in favour of Leadbeater Bill thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360731…
The prevalence of mental ill health in England is worsening, with higher numbers of people experiencing problems and less than half receiving any treatment, NHS survey data suggest bmj.com/content/389/bm…
It is both technically justifiable and materially right for the Lords to block the Leadbeater bill, writes @HCH_Hill thecritic.co.uk/the-house-of-l…
"Clinicians like myself struggle to understand how amendments to this Bill, that might protect vulnerable groups – such as those with dementia or Down’s Syndrome, or those suffering from eating disorders – have been rejected one by one." telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
If society through parliament is determined to legalise assisted dying this must be outside healthcare. telegraph.co.uk/gift/f681fa8c1…
Important vote at BMA Conference yesterday @Tanni_GT @DavidAltonHL @MoncktonR @BnsJaneCampbell Call for assisted dying safeguards : Patients must have ‘informed choice’ with access to palliative care, doctors agree thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/healt…
.@danny__kruger's efforts to scrutinize the TIA bill were heroic. Time and again, he calmly exposed deep flaws. Time and again, he argued for amendments to strengthen safeguards. Time and again, they were rejected. Whether you have a faith or not, this is a thread worth reading.
I've been accused of disguising something myself - my Christian faith. And it's true that while I've never hidden it (see my maiden speech) I didn't parade my faith as the basis of my objection to assisted suicide. You don't need religious arguments to show this Bill is bad,…
To support a law when so many professional organisations say is deeply flawed - and then expect those professional organisations to enact it- is reckless beyond belief.
@johnmcdonnellMP says disabled people should be reassured as there will be a 'disability board' as part of the #assisteddyingbill. In Australia the ACT Disability Directed Advocacy Caucus have withdrawn from participation in the implementation of the VAD reforms. Why...because…
Sadly there is nothing in the bill to say this won’t be part of general practice @drcartersingh @rcgp. If it is passed today, there will be a legal right for terminally ill people to access an assisted death through the NHS by 2029. Given that we provide the majority of care to…
Today MPs vote on the Assisted Dying Bill—a deeply sensitive issue. ⚖️ For: dignity, choice, relief from suffering ⚠️ Against: risks to the vulnerable, ethical concerns, worsening health inequality 🚫 If passed—this won’t be part of general practice. #AssistedDyingBill @rcgp
This is a key point that requires much reflection on after today As a society do we really believe that people with months to live (1 in 5 people drs think have 6 months to live, live for 3 years) are not worthy of minimal safeguards such as optimal management of symptoms…
KL “This is not a choice between living and dying” It really, irrefutably, is.