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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josie Adnitt

Pensioner says ‘do not resuscitate’ order was signed without his permission after hospital seizure

KMG / SWNS

A pensioner says a ‘do not resuscitate’ order was signed by doctors without his permission and against his religious beliefs, leaving him to fear he would die alone in hospital.

Pat Burke, 82, had visited the QEQM hospital in Margate, Kent, for a routine check-up on his pacemaker when he had a seizure in the waiting room.

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