To stop the unlawful health and disability discrimination against disabled

To stop the unlawful health and disability discrimination blanket ban against do not resuscitate on all learning disabilities breaches during covid

I do not consent

This breaches our human rights and disability rights .

The NHS has written to all trusts and accountable officers stating that ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) orders should only ever be made on an individual basis and in consultation with the individual or their family, and that the key principle is that each person is an individual whose needs and preferences must be taken account of individually: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/04/maintaining-standards-quality-of-care-pressurised-circumstances-7-april-2020.pdf

You can find details of an interim report of the Care Quality Commission into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic here: https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/releases/cqc-finds-combination-increasing-pressures-rapidly-developing-guidance-may-have

You can read an interim report of the Care Quality Commission into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic here: https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/releases/cqc-finds-combination-increasing-pressures-rapidly-developing-guidance-may-have

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Hold a public inquiry into the use of DNACPR orders during the Covid-19 outbreak: Hold a public inquiry into the use of DNACPR orders during the Covid-19 outbreak