Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion

Dr. Feargal Twomey:

I have a thought on that. Older people are vulnerable. In my practice, when we see people in hospital or being looked after in the community or within hospice care, it does occur on occasion that those who we might expect to care for somebody actually are not caring and the prospect-----