@LeyGreaves

PhD candidate at QUT on doctors experiences of voluntary assisted dying in Qld. Masters student at Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford. Medical Doctor

Joined March 2022
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2 new PHD opportunities with my wonderful supervisory team! Great project and team!
Ben White@BenPWhite4 Aug 2025
2 new #PhD opportunities on #voluntaryassisteddying (#VAD) available at @HealthLawQUT: seek.com.au/job/86048943 You would be working on this ground-breaking national project: tinyurl.com/mvyr2rke Please come and join our terrific team! #assisteddying
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Research study on #VoluntaryAssistedDying (#VAD) and #dementia is inviting individuals living with dementia and their carers to take part in a 30 minute Zoom interview. See research.qut.edu.au/vad-and-…. Please contact [email protected] to express your interest or find out more.

Home – Voluntary Assisted Dying and Dementia in Australia

This project will further the evidence base on voluntary assisted dying (VAD) for people with dementia and identify possible legislative models that could...

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New article on participating in assisted dying: showing intended participation before it was available did not always lead to actual participation 1 year later. Find out the reasons why: ⁦@HealthLawQUT⁩ ⁦@BenPWhite⁩ ⁦⁦@WillmottLindy⁩ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Changing perspectives on participation in assisted dying in Queensland, Australia: A one-year...

Although assisted dying (AD) is increasingly legalized globally, in limited circumstances, many doctors choose not to participate. This study is the first qualitative longitudinal study comparing d...

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End of Life Law in Australia Recent Developments: April - May 2025 - mailchi.mp/05c4b086ba27/rdoc…
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What do doctors consider important when preparing for a VAD law to come into force? Our new paper from the first stage of a longitudinal study looks at just that. ⁦@BenPWhite⁩ ⁦@WillmottLindy⁩ ⁦@HealthLawQUT⁩ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Preparing for voluntary assisted dying: A qualitative analysis of practitioners’ perceptions of...

Legalization of voluntary assisted dying (VAD), is increasingly being considered in many countries worldwide. Some regimes have a designated implementation period, after the law has passed but befo...

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A very interesting consideration in the practical application of VAD laws and competing considerations at play.
Dr Eliana Close@ElianaClose17 Apr 2025
Pleased to share our latest in the MJA. Should self-administered #voluntaryassisteddying be supervised? mja.com.au/journal/2025/222/… @KatrineDel @BenPWhite @HealthLawQUT

Should self‐administered voluntary assisted dying be supervised? A…

Peer-reviewed research, commentary and clinical guidance for Australian doctors and health professionals, from the Medical Journal of Australia.

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ELDAC@ELDAC_agedcare10 Feb 2025
‘This data allows us to understand the meaningful contributions of #GeneralPractice to #EndofLifeCare ... with fewer hospital admissions & better outcomes. Increasing their availability could make a big difference for patients and their families’ www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/pro… @RACGP
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MadeleineArcher@MadsArcher9 Feb 2025
New paper in Palliative Care and Social Practice identifies the key challenges Belgian health professionals experience when providing #assisteddying journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… @BenPWhite @WillmottLindy @KChambaere @LucDeliens @HealthLawQUT
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Ben White@BenPWhite5 Feb 2025
How should #voluntaryassisteddying be regulated? New paper in Medical Law Review identifies principles for effective #regulation from interviews with doctors and regulators: academic.oup.com/medlaw/arti…. #VAD #assisteddying @HealthLawQUT @CaseyHaining @WillmottLindy
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MadeleineArcher@MadsArcher3 Feb 2025
New paper describing doctors’ and nurses’ perspectives on how regulation shapes their assisted dying practice academic.oup.com/medlaw/arti… @WillmottLindy @KChambaere @LucDeliens @BenPWhite @HealthLawQUT

How does regulation influence euthanasia practice in Belgium? A qualitative exploration of involved...

Abstract. Euthanasia has been legal in Belgium since 2002. Despite extensive research exploring Belgian euthanasia practice, investigations into its govern

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Ben White@BenPWhite23 Jan 2025
Two-thirds of people did not know #voluntaryassisteddying is legal in Queensland - new article: eprints.qut.edu.au/255019/. Calls for more community information & education plus health practitioner training. @WillmottLindy @DrRachelFeeney @HealthLawQUT #assisteddying #VAD
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New paper on the barriers and facilitators influencing a range of participation in assisted dying: spcare.bmj.com/content/early… @WillmottLindy @DrRachelFeeney @BenPWhite @HealthLawQUT
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Dr Eliana Close@ElianaClose18 Dec 2024
Victorian coroner recommends a less restrictive approach to #VAD #voluntaryassisted dying in review of a series of deaths.
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New #EditorChoice paper, #OpenAccess in #AusHealthReview: 'Models of care for voluntary assisted dying: a qualitative study of QLD’s approach in its first year of operation' by @BenPWhite, @AmandaW28702308, @DrRachelFeeney, @LeyGreaves and @WillmottLindy. publish.csiro.au/AH/AH24199
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Ben White@BenPWhite8 Nov 2024
We also produced a 2 page 'Research Briefing' to summarise these findings: eprints.qut.edu.au/252808/
Ben White@BenPWhite8 Nov 2024
Implementation of voluntary #assisteddying makes a big difference. New article on Qld #VAD model finds system design results in access mainly through the public sector and nurses with key roles. publish.csiro.au/AH/AH24199 @DrRachelFeeney @AmandaW28702308 @LeyGreaves @WillmottLindy
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Ben White@BenPWhite8 Nov 2024
Implementation of voluntary #assisteddying makes a big difference. New article on Qld #VAD model finds system design results in access mainly through the public sector and nurses with key roles. publish.csiro.au/AH/AH24199 @DrRachelFeeney @AmandaW28702308 @LeyGreaves @WillmottLindy
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The BMJ
@bmj_latest31 Oct 2024
"The debate around assisted dying is undermined if these important voices are stifled." The Association for Palliative Medicine continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on #AssistedDying, @Samhja, Samuel Fingas and anonymous coauthors bmj.com/content/387/bmj.q235…

Palliative medicine doctors in the UK have a plurality of views on assisted dying, but you wouldn’t...

The Association for Palliative Medicine continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying, say Sam H Ahmedzai, Samuel Fingas, and three anonymous colleagues Five years...

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Free online training for clinicians including voluntary assisted dying modules by @HealthLawQUT #vadcon24
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Fantastic overview of the wide ranging research on #VAD @WillmottLindy @BenPWhite @HealthLawQUT #vadanz24
Dr Eliana Close@ElianaClose29 Oct 2024
Reflections on a 7-year #VAD #voluntaryassisted dying research program @WillmottLindy @BenPWhite @HealthLawQUT #VANCON24
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Thank you @gogentle_aus for having me at #vadanz24 to share some research on changing perspectives of doctors on #VAD over the first year in Qld.
Ben White@BenPWhite29 Oct 2024
Presentation from @LeyGreaves on perspectives of doctors the first year of #VAD in Qld, compared to expectations before it was available. Changes of intended to actual participation, integrated into end of life but more education is needed. #vadcon24 @gogentle_aus @HealthLawQUT
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