A form of assisted dying already happens in hospitals | Letter

Doctors are legally obliged to act in the patient’s best interests when further treatment is deemed futile, says Dr Jagat AulakhI write to present a perspective different to that expressed by Dr Rachel Clarke (I can truly see the case for assisted dying. But the horrific state of the NHS makes me question if it is the best idea, 1 May). A form of assisted dying happens every day in hospitals, particularly in intensive care, where I spent 24 years. This form of dying comprises the with