CQC finds that combination of increasing pressures and rapidly developing guidance may have contributed to inappropriate advance care decisions

CQC finds that combination of increasing pressures and rapidly developing guidance may have contributed to inappropriate advance care decisions The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes an interim report from its review into the application of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Early findings are that at the beginning of the pandemic, a combination of unprecedented pressure on care providers and other issues may have led to decisions concerning DNACPR being incorrectly conflated with other clinical assessments around critical care. 

See also:

• Covid-19: Do not resuscitate orders may have been used without consent BBC News