Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Harm of 13 April 2021, Official Report, Volume 682, Column 281, what the terms of reference will be for the ministerial oversight group considering the use of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions during the outbreak of covid-19.

Following the Care Quality Commission’s review into Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department committed to the establishment of a Ministerial Oversight Group to drive forward the report’s recommendations. The Ministerial Oversight Group will be convening in due course. The terms of reference for the Group will be agreed by all relevant stakeholders at the inaugural meeting, along with a timetable for delivery of the recommendations.