News and updates 10/05/2019 Withdrawing treatment: the legal position Preview Article Withdrawing treatment: the legal position Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that healthcare professionals across the UK no longer need to seek legal permission to withdraw treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication End of Life Care
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Understanding mental capacity: advance decisions Preview Article Understanding mental capacity: advance decisions Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Mental capacity is the ability to make a decision. If a person lacks capacity, they have an impairment or disturbance that leaves them unable to make a decision. A patient’s capacity to make decisions about their own care is a fundamental part of matters relating to end of life care Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Capacity
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Should you mention death when the risk is small? Preview Article Should you mention death when the risk is small? Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview When consenting for a procedure, wherever there is a risk of death – no matter how small – would you always mention this risk? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Decision Making
Articles and features 10/05/2019 End of life care Preview Article End of life care Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview When treating a patient who is close to death, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Decision Making End of Life Care