DNR

Scandal of 500 care home patients given DNR orders without consent

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Hundreds of care home residents had Do Not Resuscitate orders imposed on them without their consent during the pandemic, a damning report reveals today. The care watchdog investigated the ‘blanket use’ of the notices in social care amid the crisis and highlighted 508 cases which may have breached human rights law. The Care Quality Commission … Read more

DNR orders being ILLEGALLY put on files of patients with learning difficulties, charity warns

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‘Do Not Resuscitate’ orders are being ILLEGALLY put on files of adult patients with learning difficulties, charity warns MPs ordered urgent review into ‘appalling’ practice, calling for end by Christmas Learning disability charity told MPs those they helped were ‘not valued as equal’  Doctors take the final responsibility for issuing a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation … Read more