Rollout of assisted dying service 'best not done at speed' says Chris Whitty | Daily Mail Online

Work to provide an assisted dying service in England and Wales should not be rushed, and "simplicity" is key for good safeguards, a top medic has told MPs.England's chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty was the first witness to appear before a committee scrutinising the assisted dying Bill.Sir Chris told MPs on Tuesday that he thinks two years "seems a reasonable starting point" but that he does not believe there should be a "firm deadline", with the focus instead on providing a "saf