The "Liverpool pathway" was supposed to be about pain control
in those dying of cancer, but quickly morphed into a quick and legal way
for medical personnel to kill patients (often against the wishes of the
patient and their families).
UKMail report here.
It
emerged late last year that as many as 60,000 of the patients placed on
the scheme were never asked for their consent, or their families were
not asked.
Many found out by accident, and others recovered fully after relatives
found out and got their loved ones taken off the pathway.
and yes, there is a money connection:
We also revealed how some
hospitals were being paid six-figure ‘bribes’ to meet targets about the
numbers of patients on the LCP – leading to fears that doctors were put
under pressure to use the pathway.
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