Petition · past parliament
Do not impose "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RESUSCITATE" ORDERS ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
I have seen reports that due to the Covid Pandemic, people with learning difficulties and people with disabilities will be labelled with DNR's if they enter hospital. This is a blatant disregard for peoples human rights to live!
I want you to do something because it is sick and barbaric to even suggest these people are not resuscitated. Who has the right to make such suggestions on peoples lives! I personally would consider this plan a crime against humanity. People with disabilities or learning difficulties have the right to live just as much as any other citizen!
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) orders are made by individuals and clinicians, not the Government or House of Commons.
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 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
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 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
Timeline
| 25 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Apr 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.