Dr John Firth

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What Happens When Doctors, Patients and Families Disagree?

Who Should Decide When Treatment Is No Longer Helping?

1 Sept 2026

Does More Medicine Always Mean Better Medicine?

28 Jul 2026

Why Is It So Hard to Talk Honestly About Dying in Hospital?

21 Jul 2026

Why the Assisted Dying Debate Matters to Doctors, Patients and Families

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