Health
People with learning disabilities told they would not be resuscitated if they became ill with COVID-19, says leading charity – Business Insider Australia
People with learning disabilities are still being given do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in England despite widespread condemnation of the practice leading to an…
People with learning disabilities are still being given do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in England despite widespread condemnation of the practice leading to an investigation by the Care Quality Commission (CQQ).
Charity, Mencap, told The Guardian that many with learning disabilities were told they would not be resuscitated if they got ill from COVID-19 without their or their family’s consent in January.
A DNR is a medical order instructing health care providers not to do CPR if a patient stops…
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