A GP surgery has apologised after sending a letter asking patients with life-limiting illnesses to complete a "do not resuscitate" form. A letter, from Llynfi Surgery, Maesteg, asks people to sign ...

But seconds later, the care home told the dispatcher that the 80-year-old had a do not resuscitate form (DNR) in his medical records. The paramedics were stood down. Mr Murray died minutes later.

At least one NHS trust put in place a blanket ‘do-not-resuscitate’ order (DNACPR) for patients during the pandemic, the Covid ...