{"id":5769,"date":"2014-06-21T15:10:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T14:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=5769"},"modified":"2014-06-21T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T14:10:47","slug":"legal-duty-over-resuscitation-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/legal-duty-over-resuscitation-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Duty over Resuscitation Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1314902_99313658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5772\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/1314902_99313658-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1314902_99313658\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Doctors now have a legal duty to consult with and inform patients if they want to place a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order on medical notes, the Court of Appeal in England ruled.<\/p>\n<p>The issue was raised by a landmark judgement that found doctors at Addenbrooke&#8217;s Hospital, in Cambridge, had acted unlawfully. \u00a0Janet Tracey, who had terminal lung cancer, died there three years ago. \u00a0 Her family say she and they were not consulted when a DNR notice was placed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-feature narrow\" style=\"color: #505050;\">The belief such information would cause distress is no longer a sufficient reason not to inform and consult with a patient\u201d\u00a0<span class=\"quote-credit\">Lawyers Leigh Day, on behalf of the Tracey family\u00a0<\/span>Guidelines for doctors already recommend that patients and families are involved in such decisions, but the court ruling now makes it a legal requirement.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the judgement, the Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, said the hospital trust violated Mrs Tracey&#8217;s right to respect for her private life under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;A Do Not Attempt Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation decision is one which will potentially deprive the patient of life-saving treatment, there should be a presumption in favour of patient involvement. \u00a0&#8220;There need to be convincing reasons not to involve the patient.&#8221; \u00a0He went on to warn that &#8220;doctors should be wary of being too ready to exclude patients from the process on the grounds that their involvement is likely to distress them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-27886265\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-27886265<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctors now have a legal duty to consult with and inform patients if they want to place a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order on medical notes, the Court of Appeal in England ruled. 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