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A woman whose father was euthanized has said his choice meant 鈥淚 could say everything I needed to him鈥� before his passing.

Penny Hall鈥檚 father, Ron, decided to end his life at a Swiss clinic in 2014 after being diagnosed with dementia.

Anti-euthanasia campaign group, Care Not Killing has expressed concern that failings in the NHS and adult social care services could be putting pressure on dementia patients to end their lives prematurely.

But Penny told 5 live鈥檚 Rachel Burden that she did not want to 鈥渓ose my father,鈥� but 鈥渟eeing how much happier he鈥檇 become, I wanted it for him.鈥�

She said: 鈥淲hen he made the decision to go to Dignitas, it was a dramatic change in him, a huge sense of relief and relaxation.鈥�

鈥淲hen I knew he was going to die, all those times we had together were so precious, and I could say everything I needed to say to him.鈥�

The Department of Health say they're committed to making sure everyone with a dementia diagnosis has a personalised care plan and that they are investing 拢50m to make hospitals and care homes dementia friendly.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Tuesday 24 January 2017.

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