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2011-10-16 Britain

The orders -- which record an advance decision that a patient's life should not be saved if their heart stops -- are routinely being applied without the knowledge of the patient or their relatives.

On one ward, one-third of DNR orders were issued without consultation with the patient or their family, according to the NHS's own records. At another hospital, junior doctors freely admitted that the forms were filled out by medical teams without the involvement of patients or relatives.

Under medical guidelines, the orders should only be issued after senior staff have discussed the matter with the patient's family. A form, signed by two doctors, is then placed in the patient's notes to record what decision was taken.

The findings emerged in spot checks of 100 hospitals undertaken by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), an official watchdog, earlier this year.

A charity for the elderly said the disclosures were evidence of "euthanasia by the backdoor," with potentially-lethal notices being placed on the files of patients simply because they were old and frail.

Posted by Beavis 2011-10-16 12:11|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 An independent British medical watchdog says the first treatment proven to help people with the deadliest form of skin cancer is too expensive to be used by the U.K.'s health care system, a recommendation critics called a potential death sentence.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-10-16 16:29|| 2011-10-16 16:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmm... someone had a name for this sort of thing in the US about 2-3 years ago. Now what was it. She was derived as a foolish, emotional, know-nothing and ridiculed by the media and hollywood establishment for daring to use it.

Now what was that term.... oh yes...

Death Panels

Coming to a Obamacare ward near you... (Apparently already a feature of the NHS...)

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-10-16 17:36|| 2011-10-16 17:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Shocking! How dare they let an old, frail person die when they die!

Posted by Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-10-16 21:03|| 2011-10-16 21:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah. Remember you said that when it's you laying on the table.

Posted by tu3031 2011-10-16 21:05|| 2011-10-16 21:05|| Front Page Top

#5 No problem here.

It's a funny thing. I actually remember when people used to die from heart attacks when they were fairly young. It was just a part of life, and a good reason to buy insurance and live a 'good' life. And it wasn't very long ago. Just about the time we started spending way beyond our means. Perhaps we're heading back to those simpler days, you never know.

Posted by Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-10-16 21:39|| 2011-10-16 21:39|| Front Page Top

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