DNACPR Decisions
Commons · Question 123016 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Do Not Resuscitate decisions have adequate safeguards in place.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 30 Mar 2026
A Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decision is made on an individual, on a person by person basis, and should, wherever possible, involve the person concerned or, where the person lacks capacity, their families, carers, guardians, or ...