Submitted on Sunday 14th February 2021
Rejected on Monday 29th March 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Stop Do Not Resuscitate orders for COVID patients with learning disabilities
Stop the NHS from giving Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation notices to COVID patients with learning disabilities. Hospitals that have adapted this approach should be investigated, as many of these deaths have been unavoidable and orders have been made without relatives knowledge/consent.
People with learning disabilities often do not have the means to communicate any symptoms that they may be experiencing. As someone with an autistic sister, I would like to have faith that the NHS are not ordering a Do Not Resuscitate order to patients unnecessarily. Both the carers and patients should be aware of any medical decisions being made. Statistics show that 6 out of 10 COVID deaths are of those with a learning disability. The government needs to reassess their approach to treating patients with learning disabilities.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The NHS has written to all trusts and accountable officers stating that ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) orders should only ever be made on an individual basis and in consultation with the individual or their family, and that the key principle is that each person is an individual whose needs and preferences must be taken account of individually: www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/maintaining-standards-quality-of-care-pressurised-circumstances-7-april-2020.pdf
You can read an interim report of the Care Quality Commission into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic here: www.cqc.org.uk/news/releases/cqc-finds-combination-increasing-pressures-rapidly-developing-guidance-may-have
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Hold a public inquiry into the use of DNACPR orders during the Covid-19 outbreak: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562740
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