article_snippet.sent: For somebody who is perfectly well, or has got a mild or not a serious illness, that would be totally out of place.'
article_snippet.sent: Roy Lilley, a health policy analyst and former NHS trust chairman, said: 'It will give some older people the impression that no-one wants to bother with some older people.
article_snippet.sent: It looks as though some older people're being told: 'You're old, how do you want to die because you're in the way'. '
article_snippet.sent: Roger Goss, of Patient Concern, said: 'There will be some people who will be put out, disconcerted and think Roger Goss, of Patient Concern are not going to get the best available care.
article_snippet.sent: Roger Goss, of Patient Concern might think this is a way of saving money for the NHS.
article_snippet.sent: Other patients will be prepared to talk about it and think it sensible.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Also applies to younger patients with serious conditions, such as cancer .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Medical professionals say it is 'blatantly wrong' and will frighten elderly .