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An instructive read...
We’ve been lulled into a false sense of security by Clapping for the NHS, free pizza, chicken balti and fried chicken.
But read this.
http://ukmedicaldecisionlawblog.co.uk/rss-feed/119-covid-19-allocation-and-withdrawal-of-ventilation-the-urgent-need-for-a-national-policy
About limitations of treatment, distributive justice, and conflicting GMC guidance.
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We’ve been lulled into a false sense of security by Clapping for the NHS, free pizza, chicken balti and fried chicken.
But read this.
http://ukmedicaldecisionlawblog.co.uk/rss-feed/119-covid-19-allocation-and-withdrawal-of-ventilation-the-urgent-need-for-a-national-policy
About limitations of treatment, distributive justice, and conflicting GMC guidance.
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We would do well to remember that there will be a legal reckoning after this crisis.
Everything we do... especially declining admission, and withholding/ withdrawing treatment needs extensive documenting. And second opinions.
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Everything we do... especially declining admission, and withholding/ withdrawing treatment needs extensive documenting. And second opinions.
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DHSC, GMC, NHS trusts, and lawyers will come after us in a few months...
Every decision... including the one you took at 0300, with 6 referrals waiting, will he put under the microscope and analysed individually without regard to other stuff
Your first duty is to yourself
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Every decision... including the one you took at 0300, with 6 referrals waiting, will he put under the microscope and analysed individually without regard to other stuff
Your first duty is to yourself
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1. Document your actions
2. Get second opinions where you have even a slight doubt. Never make any end of life decisions without a second opinion
3. Wear your PPE
4. Ask trust executive team to make decisions
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2. Get second opinions where you have even a slight doubt. Never make any end of life decisions without a second opinion
3. Wear your PPE
4. Ask trust executive team to make decisions
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