As doctors, we are failing to put patients’ needs first, causing harm at the end of life | Death and dying | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Exciting to see this take off. Have a look at what you can do to support #ACPDay2024 🤩

When it comes to #DNACPR decisions...

Conversation ≠ Understanding.

There is often a disconnect between patients and families. Even when doctors do 'consult' patients and/or families about a DNACPR decision, sometimes the discussion is so cursory as to not be fully understood.

A new blog on our recent report on #DNACPR decisions.

Communication is everything when it comes to DNACPR... and yet it's important to acknowledge:

Conversation ≠ Understanding.
compassionindying.org.uk/blog-post/dnac…

We’re calling for urgent improvements to the way DNACPR decisions are made and communicated so doctors, patients and their loved ones can make informed choices about #EndOfLife care.

Read our latest report: orlo.uk/HtD6P

This is a good post from Ian Brownhill on the factors to consider when someone decides to stop eating and drinking.

Particularly these issues:

1️⃣ Unlike in the United States, here in the UK there are no clinical guidelines in respect of people who chose to voluntarily stop

This is an important post - highlights the important decision of not only having a Lasting Power of Attorney in place... but picking carefully who you choose as your attorney/s.

'The choice... is very significant. And it is not a role to be undertaken lightly.'

Pleased to be interviewed for this article about the top regrets of the dying - a topic which is often covered in a superficial way, hopefully we added some raw humanness! inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

Every clinician having advance care planning conversations should read this report. In Suffolk & North East Essex Integrated Care System we have moved to ReSPECT and we continue to advocate and educate for better communication in the last phase of life.

Today's Ombudsman Report on #DNACPR calls for better education: I agree!

My patient Kat& I recorded a real outpatient discussion for NHS Wales #TalkCPR resources:
youtube.com/watch?v=SerstX…
Kat has since died💔She wanted this shared widely, to show the nuances of such conversations

We’re calling for urgent improvements to the way DNACPR decisions are made and communicated so doctors, patients and their loved ones can make informed choices about #EndOfLife care.

Read our latest report: ow.ly/LsuP50QSXHx

Todays report from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman was also informed by research from The British Institute of Human Rights.

You can read it here ⬇️

bihr.org.uk/our-work/lived…

What people need from a DNACPR decision and discussion
compassionindying.org.uk/resource/what-… via Compassion in Dying

A huge thank you to The British Institute of Human Rights and Compassion in Dying for their research into this important topic and in supporting our calls for DNACPR processes to be improved.