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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ryan McDougall

Care home families not informed of ‘do not attempt CPR’ notices, inquiry told

PA Wire

Many families were not told relatives in care homes would not receive CPR in the event of a cardiac arrest, an inquiry has heard.

Sandra Ford, a GP and member of Care Home Relatives Scotland, told the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday that care home residents are often issued with a DNA (do not attempt) CPR notice, a common practice as frail people are “highly unlikely” to survive it.

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