On our News page there is a report about an initiative earlier in 2018 by Co-op Funeralcare: the provision of low-cost funerals which involve no mourners and no ceremony.  The Co-op announced that it would be conducting a nationwide survey of British attitudes towards death.  The results of the survey have been published as ‘Making peace with death’ and can be read here.  The Co-op says that over 30,000 responses were received although this figure is amended in the formal reference to the size … [Read more...]

A recent ‘long read’ contribution in The Guardian explores reflections on the availability of legal access to euthanasia in a growing number of countries.  The subject is headlined: Death on Demand: Has euthanasia gone too far?   https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/18/death-on-demand-has-euthanasia-gone-too-far-netherlands-assisted-dying? … [Read more...]

A commentary on recent research and media reports by David Jolley, a member of the Christians on Ageing Executive Committee and, formerly, holding senior positions in the study of Old Age Psychiatry at Wolverhampton and Manchester Universities. https://christiansonageing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2019/03/Too-many-old-people-are-given-antidepressants.pdf A response from  Dr Susan M Benbow  drsmbenbow@gmail.com    I have read David Jolley’s blog with interest and, whilst I agree … [Read more...]

The Royal College of Physicians has recently adopted a position of neutrality on whether or not the law should be changed to allow a doctor to hasten a patient’s death in keeping with their expressed wishes.  David Jolley, a member of Christian on Ageing Executive Committee, offers this comment: https://christiansonageing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2019/03/Assisted-dying.pdf   … [Read more...]

David Jolley muses on a challenging issue.  Read more here:  https://christiansonageing.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2019/04/Scarier-still-David-HJolley-apr-19.pdf … [Read more...]