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End of life treatment and care: good practice in decision-making: a draft for consultation
— consultation response | | Author(s) | Charlotte Potter, Pauline Thompson |
| Corporate Author | Age Concern and Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Age Concern and Help the Aged, London, July 2009 |
| Pages | 11 pp (Consultation response, Ref: 3809) |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. www.ageconcern.org.uk Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. www.helptheaged.org.uk |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; National Health Service ; Standards of provision ; Age Concern ; Help the Aged ; Comments or Evidence submitted. |
| Annotation | A consultation from the General Medical Council (GMC) has offered draft guidance for doctors in end of life treatment and care, which updates the existing guidance, 'Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments' (2002). Age Concern and Help the Aged respond in detail to the full written consultation, particularly in the context of current developments in end of life care and the need for a more joined-up approach to how older people and their families are treated in hospital. The focus on decision-making processes following the Mental Health Act is welcomed, but the consultation appears to overlook the importance of empathy. |
| Accession Number | CPA-090903008 P |
| Classmark | LV: L4: 583: PT: PYH: 6PM * |
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