Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 21 November 2024.
Neil Gray
Scottish National Party
The Scottish Government does not centrally collect information or data relating to the number or use of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation—DNACPR—forms. As with all other clinical treatments, decisions about CPR should be based on the individual clinical circumstances and wishes of the patient, and should be recorded appropriately. That is done in hard copy on a DNACPR form, the existence of which is then recorded on an individual’s key information summary. Such information is shared only for the purposes of direct care, and is therefore not centrally collected.
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