Petition · past parliament
Consent of next of kin or patient for the administering of end of life drugs
Closed
2,407 signatures
What the petition asks
“There was disregard for Human Life” the harrowing words of Bishop Jones.
656 elderly died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital through opiate abuse. These drugs ended life without justification or logic. The patient's lives were shortened by the very people they trusted to care for them.
656 elderly died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital through opiate abuse. These drugs ended life without justification or logic. The patient's lives were shortened by the very people they trusted to care for them.
www.gosportpanel.independent.gov.uk
A policy is needed to specify that there is no administering of doses of drugs that could end life without the signature of a patient or relative.
This law will apply to everyone. No practitioner should administer these drugs without the patient or their relative's knowledge. Conversations do not always happen.
It’s only the people who can make that change so please sign the petition and let your voice be heard, we can do this…Thank you
A policy is needed to specify that there is no administering of doses of drugs that could end life without the signature of a patient or relative.
This law will apply to everyone. No practitioner should administer these drugs without the patient or their relative's knowledge. Conversations do not always happen.
It’s only the people who can make that change so please sign the petition and let your voice be heard, we can do this…Thank you
Timeline
| 13 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,407
Status
Closed
Opened
13 Jun 2019
Closed
6 Nov 2019
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