Charity urges NHS England to publish promised national DNR guidance as matter of urgency Charity demands action following reports on its information line and in new Queen’s Nursing Institute research of Do Not Resuscitate orders made in blanket way or without explanation to patients and families Compassion in Dying today (Saturday 29 August 2020) joins calls
As health, care, community and voluntary sector professionals with a particular specialism or interest in end-of-life care, death and dying is part of our daily lives. But in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now become everyone’s business.
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The guidance advises doctors when they’re making decisions about providing or not providing life-sustaining nutrition and hydration via feeding tubes for adults who have lost the ability to decide for themselves.
New figures released by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) revealed there were 1,729 investigations into misuse last year. Davina Hehir, Director of Policy at Compassion in Dying, a national charity that helps people prepare for the end of life, said: “An LPA for Health and Welfare is an important tool to enable someone’s
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