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10/05/2019
Withdrawing treatment: the legal position
Withdrawing treatment: the legal position
Time to read article: 1 mins
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that healthcare professionals across the UK no longer need to seek legal permission to withdraw treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state
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10/05/2019
End of life care
End of life care
Time to read article: 3 mins
When treating a patient who is close to death, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention
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09/05/2019
Communicating with families post-death
Communicating with families post-death
Guidance from NHS England underlines the importance of clear and honest communication when treating a patient who has reached the end of life.
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Learning from deaths: new guidance from NHS England
Time to read article: 3 mins
Following new guidance from NHS England, Louisa Waite considers the importance of clear and honest communication when treating a patient who has reached the end of life.
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Legal permission is no longer required to withdraw treatment in end of life decisions
Time to read article: 3 mins
Healthcare professionals do not need to seek Court approval when withdrawing treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state, following a ruling by the Supreme Court.
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The importance of living wills
Time to read article: 1 mins
Patient B, a 70-year-old female, with a history of dementia, stroke and pneumonia, was admitted to the emergency room of a private hospital in a coma. She had advanced lung cancer and was well-known to the physician, Dr Y, who was called to see her.
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Dialysis or a right to die?
Time to read article: 1 mins
Patient A, a 57-year-old male, was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital with kidney and liver failure, and in a coma. There was no living will and family members gave a history of long-standing alcohol abuse.
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Will a new approach to patients near the end of life suffer the same fate as the Liverpool Care Pathway?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Medicolegal expert and MPS spokesperson, Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, questions the new approach to end of life care outlined by the government.
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16/01/2013
Dilemma: DNAR orders
Dilemma: DNAR orders
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Jonny Morris describes a tricky scenario of a patient with a do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) order.
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