“…Any changes to LPA documents and wills within a year of a diagnosis of a cognitive illness, such as dementia, should also be treated with caution and investigated thoroughly before they are granted. There is also serious anxiety about this issue within the industry.”
Record by topic
- Dementia32nd of 2649.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Palliative & end of life care302nd of 5403.0
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“With the increase in dementia and with Alzheimer’s projected to rise incrementally, the hon. Gentleman is right that safeguarding needs to be far tighter. I will come on to say what I think that would involve.”
Lasting Power of Attorney · 2025-10-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Taliban have allowed women to work as doctors and midwives, thank goodness, but a problem arises if a female midwife or doctor is stopped by, as he put it, a “bearded man” while she walks to work from where she lives. She will be stopped and questioned, and sometimes returned home.”
International Human Rights Day · 2024-12-10 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…However, because he had Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, he had been unable even to sign a cheque for at least the previous year. That was reported to the Office of the Public Guardian, but Ann was denied access to a screenshot of her partner’s signature to verify.”
Powers of Attorney · 2024-11-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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