As I write this, there is yet another story in the news of a care home that received a letter from a GP surgery saying a note would be put in the residents’ medical notes stating that, should they ...

The families of two women who died in Northern Health trust hospitals more than four years ago have questioned how do-not-resuscitate decisions were made during the Covid-19 pandemic. Both families ...

More than 500 people in the United Kingdom were put on do-not-resuscitate orders without their consent or their carers’ consent during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study released by ...

LONDON — In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, news broke last month that within Britain’s state health-care system, “Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation” (DNACPR) notices had been placed on ...

Only around 1 in 5 very sick older patients has a 'do not resuscitate' decision recorded at the time of their emergency admission to hospital, reveals a study at one large UK hospital and published ...

More than half of doctors were more willing to impose Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) orders after the pandemic, according to a survey published online in the Journal of Medical ...

This article was written with the assistance of Vivek Bhatt, with research support provided by Emily Fitton. Financial support was provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council; Grant Number AH ...

Volunteers conduct CPR training by St John Ambulance instructors during their course to administer COVID-19 vaccines at Manchester United Football Club on January 30, 2021 in Manchester, England.