So You Think The Liverpool Care Pathway That Bribed Hospitals To Put Patients On Pathway To Death Was Abolished? Think Again!

An article was published 11 years ago (2012) by the Daily Mail Online relating to the Liverpool Care Pathway and NHS hospitals being incentivised to involuntary euthanise patients. It was one of many covered by news outlets at the time. The controversial pathway discussed in the article was 'supposedly' abolished in 2013/14.

Unfortunately, the Liverpool Care pathway (LCP) never went away. It was simply re-named to new protocols NG163 and NG191. What is effectively murder, has been allowed to continue ever since!

Our government have carried on authorising and incentivising the use of these protocols across UK NHS hospitals and care homes to this day. They were particularly aggressive in implementing these new protocols throughout the Covid-19 pandemic but have since ramped it up a gear on what appears to be a mission to end the lives of the elderly, vulnerable or anyone who is considered a financial burden on the Government. Don't forget, it's not just those who cost in terms of care and benefits, its anyone who receives a state pension.

The following two videos are screen captures from Bid Stat UK Tender website that were recorded today 19/08/2023 showing the bulk ordering of Midazolam for Covid-19 End-of-life preparedness. 

Note: Just a few hours later, Bid Stat have blocked the viewing of this information and put it behind a registration/login process. WHY? Because it is part of the evidence trail:

Summary Of the Daily Mail Article

Like most of the coverage at the time, the Daily Mail article exposed the concerning practice within the healthcare system, where hospitals were being financially incentivised to place patients on the LCP, under the guise of being a palliative care program aimed at providing comfort to patients who are approaching the end of their lives. However, the controversy surrounding the LCP arose more from its implementation, with critics arguing that it hastened patients' deaths through the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments.

The article highlighted that hospitals have been offered substantial financial rewards (estimated to be over £30 million in a three-year period) to meet specific targets based on the number of patients placed on the LCP. This created a disconcerting alignment of financial incentives with patients' end-of-life care decisions, which should always have only ever been be driven by medical ethics and patient well-being.

The LCP involved various aspects, including sedation, withdrawal of life-saving treatments, and withholding nutrition and fluids. The article emphasised that patients placed on the LCP typically died within an average of 29 hours, which raised ethical concerns about the potential for hastened deaths.

Prominent critics, such as hospital consultant Professor Patrick Pullicino, expressed scepticism about introducing financial incentives into end-of-life care decisions. They argued that the subjective nature of diagnosing impending death influenced by financial rewards was inherently wrong and that cost-saving measures would be given priority over patient well-being.

The controversial practice was brought to light through a system called Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), which channelled additional funds to hospitals that met certain criteria such as increasing the number of patients on the LCP or achieving specific targets related to the pathway. This system essentially tied financial gain to the utilisation of the LCP and raised concerns about its potential misuse or overuse.

While proponents of the LCP argued that it aims to improve the comfort and dignity of patients in their final moments, critics like Dr. Tony Cole from the Medical Ethics Alliance contend that the program is inherently dangerous, unnecessary and open to serious abuse.

The article touched on the responses from medical professionals and organisations. The Association for Palliative Medicine, representing doctors in hospices and specialist hospital wards and on launching an inquiry into the LCP's implementation and impact. The Department of Health defended the concept of improving end-of-life care but emphasised that patient consultation and family involvement are crucial. 

What's Happening Now?

The end-of-life protocols NG163 and NG191 are unfortunately still being authorised in hospitals and care home across the UK. Neither the patient nor their family seem to be able to stop this, even though in the Nice Guidlines it advises to consult with patients and their family. There are hundreds if not thousands of stories from grieving relatives who watched their loved ones being 'murdered' and unable to do a single thing about it. You can find some of them here on YourSay.

There are reports of serious neglect and abuse of patients, family members being escorted out of hospitals by security for daring to challenge what was happening and a total lack of support from Social Services and Law Enforcement. 

Our Government as usual are in denial and choosing to ignore distressed families who want justice for what has happened to their loved ones. WHY? Because they are the ones who developed and implemented the strategies and protocols. They are the ones who bulk ordered millions of end-of-life drugs. They are the ones who ultimately benefit from the deaths. They don't want it to stop!

Original Daily Mail Article:

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The following videos give a deeper understanding of what has and is continuing to happen. The first is a documentary covering the stories of family who lost their loved ones to involuntary euthanasia. The second video is Michael Elston who is raising awareness of the new Nice Guidelines for NG163 protocol: