United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 156479
DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability
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22 February 2021
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26 February 2021 · Answer
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26 February 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the practice of giving Do Not Resuscitate orders to people living with learning disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic.
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22 February 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the practice of giving Do Not Resuscitate orders to people living with learning disabilities during the covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Commons
26 February 2021
Answer
A learning disability should never be a reason for a Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decision and blanket DNACPR decisions for whole groups of people are completely inappropriate. We have asked the Care Quality Commission to underta...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-22/156479
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1288170
- uk · wq-1288170 · source updated 26 February 2021