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The family of teenager Sophie Jones who died after being refused a smear test because of her age watched yesterday as MPs debated her “lifesaving legacy.”
The emotive debate in Parliament was the 19-year-old’s last wish before she lost her fight with cancer on March 14.
Sophie’s mum Peri and other family members watched from the public gallery as Liverpool Labour MP Steve Rotherham called for a rule change to stop other girls dying.
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR
