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Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation that for advance care planning conversations the primary care electronic patient record needs to be (a) the single place for holding (i) end-of-life care plans and (ii) Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation records and (b) accessible across all health settings.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department will respond to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, in due course.


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation that NHS England should expand the number and type of staff who can formally support Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation conversations in multiple settings.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department will respond to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, in due course.


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation that accessible communication materials should be accessible in health settings to support staff and patients with end-of-life conversations.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department will respond to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, in due course.


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, published on 14 March 2024, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendation that CPR training for all doctors and nurses should include scenario-based training on Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation conversations.

Answered by Helen Whately - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department will respond to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled End-of-life care: improving 'do not attempt CPR' conversations for everyone, in due course.


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Health Security Agency

Apr. 15 2024

Source Page: Supporting safer visiting in care homes during infectious illness outbreaks
Document: Next Phase Community Health Service End of Life Core Service framework (PDF)

Found: Appraisal rates • Uptake of training and development opportunities • Consent records and audits • DNACPR


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Friday 5th April 2024

Asked by: Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what criteria apply to NHS hospitals when requesting patients to sign a 'do not resuscitate' form.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

There are no set criteria applied to National Health Service hospitals when requesting patients sign do not resuscitate forms. Doctors are required to make do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions based on the individual circumstances of a patient, and with the involvement of the person concerned or, where the person lacks capacity, their family, or any other legally recognised advocate.

Patient facing guidance setting out how DNACPR decisions should be made, and how individuals or their families can get support about a DNACPR, is provided on the NHS website, in an online only format.


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Friday 5th April 2024

Asked by: Baroness Browning (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many 'do not resuscitate' forms have been signed in each of the past five years.

Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not hold this data.


Written Question
DNACPR Decisions
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Asked by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to ensure that patients' relatives are aware of their right to a second opinion when a doctor makes a do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation decision.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Patient facing guidance setting out how the decision for a do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) is made, and how individuals or their families can get support if they have concerns about a DNACPR, including second opinions and review, is available at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/do-not-attempt-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-dnacpr-decisions/


Bill Documents
11 Dec 2023 - Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 22 Explanatory Notes
Protection of Care Recipients and Carers Bill [HL] 2023-24

Found: home residents 5 Clause 3: Prevention of potentially retaliatory care home evictions 5 Clause 4: Decisions


Select Committee
Independent Age
ROP0042 - The rights of older people

Written Evidence Nov. 29 2023

Inquiry: The rights of older people
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: That could be because of decisions taken by national and local policymakers or the ways in which businesses