79-year-old man will continue receiving life-prolonging treatment following stroke in 2016, despite multiple family members saying he would not want to
Gransnet is the busiest social networking site for the over 50s.
Research finds GPs have insufficient awareness of Living Wills (Advance Decisions), are reluctant to initiate conversations with patients about end of life care, and have misconceptions about refusals of treatment.
Compassion in Dying responds to the Court of Protection judgment on the case of Mrs Rushton, which was made public yesterday.
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.
The States of Jersey have today (Monday 8th October 2018) implemented the first mental capacity legislation of its kind on the island.
Compassion in Dying has today been awarded two prizes at the BMA’s Patient Information Awards in London.
Postcode lottery revealed in Ambulance Trusts’ approach to advance care plans.
The Supreme Court has today (Monday 30 July 2018) confirmed that judicial approval is not needed when withdrawing life-prolonging treatments from individuals with a prolonged disorder of consciousness (such as minimally-conscious or persistent vegetative state). Judging on the Mr Y case, which involves a man in a vegetative state following severe brain injury caused by
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
