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Considering CQC’s report on ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ decisions

Articles & Publications / By Anna Lemmer

In March 2021, CQC published a report titled, “Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during COVID-19: CQC’s review of ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The report was published following CQC’s review of ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (“DNACPR”) decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. A copy of …

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CQC publishes its review of DNACPR decisions during COVID-19

News / By Laura P. Shelton

The CQC has today published its review and recommendations following the special review it conducted into concerns that ‘do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation’ (DNACPR) decisions were being applied to groups of people, rather than taking into account each person’s individual circumstances during the COVID- 19 pandemic. Concerns included that that DNACPR decisions were being made …

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End of year Review of CQC developments

The Ridout Report / By Paul Ridout

This has been a significant year for regulated social care and has seen a number of dynamic changes and changes, made in response to crisis, which will remain after this crisis is long past. The crisis is, of course, the COVID-19 Pandemic. Registered Care has been affected very significantly but has risen to that unplanned …

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CQC reveals interim findings of its ‘Review of DNACPR decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic’

News / By Nythan Smith

CQC finds that some Do Not Attempt CPR orders in care homes during the pandemic may have been inappropriately put in place The CQC’s initial findings from a report into the inappropriate use of DNACPR orders within care homes finds that those in place could have potentially caused avoidable deaths. Note that this report is …

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Update: CQC’s review of DNACPR during the pandemic

News / By Anna Lemmer

On 12 October 2020, CQC reported that the Department of Health and Social Care (‘DHSC’) asked the regulator to review how Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (‘DNACPR’) decisions were used during the coronavirus pandemic. CQC stated that the scope and methodology of this review are being developed at pace and the review is expected to …

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