Do Not Resuscitate Orders: Open Thread
Today’s Guardian leads with the case of a man who is suing Cambridge’s Addenbrookes hospital and the Department of Health after a Do Not Resuscitate order was followed for his wife. The order was in her file against her wishes and without her knowledge.
Another article, published on the Guardian website yesterday, says that according to General Medical Council guidelines, DNR orders are placed in files on decisions made by doctors. Patients and families have no say in this.
Here’s where I admit that I don’t know enough about this issue to write a detailed post on it myself. But I do know that this is an issue which is well worth discussing. I would be very interested to hear any views, thoughts or experiences you may have to share on the case or the issues it raises.
Please treat this as an open thread and share these in the comments section below.
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