Catherine Burns

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Catherine Burns |Harriet Agerholm

Family doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue of assisted dying, BBC research on plans to legalise the practice suggests. The findings give a unique insight into how strongly many GPs feel about the proposed new law - and highlight how personal beliefs and experiences are shaping doctors' views on the issue. BBC News sent more than 5,000 GPs a questionnaire asking whether they agreed with changing the law to allow assisted dying for certain terminally ill people in England and Wales.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Catherine Burns |Vicki Loader

If you ask these three doctors about being GPs, their answers are remarkably similar. "It can be the best job in the world," one tells me. It's "a privilege" another says. They all talk about how they love getting to know their patients and their families. But all three have different views on assisted dying. Right now, the law here is clear: medics cannot help patients to take their own lives. But that could change.

Mar 5, 2025 | pinsentmasons.com | Catherine Burns |Ciaran McNamara |Aleesha Way |Alexis Coleman

Ciaran McNamara, an infrastructure expert, and Catherine Burns, a construction specialist, at Pinsent Masons were commenting following the publication of the programme on 3 March. The programme sets out immediate priorities in nine focus areas. This is the first Programme for Government from the restored Northern Ireland Executive so “will be welcome clarification on the political, social and economic areas of focus for the Northern Ireland Government”, the experts said.

Nov 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Smitha Mundasad |Catherine Burns

Waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020, BBC research reveals. Records show around three-quarters of a million (755,046) women's health appointments are waiting to happen - up from 360,400 just before the pandemic. This would suggest around 630,000 people - at the very least - are on the list to be seen for problems that range from fibroids and endometriosis to incontinence and menopause care.

Sep 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Catherine Burns

The number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling the strain as it tries to diagnose and treat the condition. Since 2015, the number of patients in England prescribed drugs to treat ADHD has nearly trebled, and BBC research suggests that it would take eight years to assess all the adults on waiting lists. Last year, ADHD was the second-most viewed condition on the NHS website.