The problem of prognostication in assisted dying.

<p>The UK government is debating legislation to allow assisted dying in England and Wales, which puts doctors at the forefront of deciding if their patient will be eligible for a medically assisted death - the key criteria being a 6 month prognosis. But is making a 6 month prognosis actually clinically reliable?</p> <p>To discuss we're joined by a panel of experts on end of life;</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight:400;">Scott Murray, emeritus professor of primary palliative care at the University of Edinburgh</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Simon Etkind, assistant professor of palliative care at the University of Cambridge</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Nancy Preston, professor of supportive and palliative care, Lancaster University</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Suzanne Ost, professor of law, Lancaster University</li> </ul> <p>Reading list</p> <p><a href='https://www.bmj.com/content/388/bmj.r490'>Assisted dying and the difficulties of predicting end of life</a></p> <p><a href='ht...