Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
3 Whitacre Mews, Stannary Street
London, SE11 4AB, United Kingdom
Telephone: (020) 7091 7091
Fax: (020) 7820 3131
Email: information@spuc.org.uk
We offer a first point of contact for relatives and friends
of patients in hospital who may be in danger of euthanasia by neglect. A
sympathetic listener is always there if you need someone to talk to about your
fears and concerns for someone you love.
We are available to take calls from hospital staff to confirm
the wishes of any member of the Network who is in a critical state in hospital.
A growing team of Patients First Network volunteers is there
to support a vulnerable person in hospital at critical times, if no next-of-kin
is available.
Patients First Network needs the support of its members in
order to offer them the help they need. However, the telephone support service
is available to anyone.
We urge carers, next-of-kin and friends to call us at the earliest
stage possible when a vulnerable person is nearing death and there are any
concerns about the situation.
The Patients First Network volunteers who answer calls are
trained befrienders.