Throughout England, and at regional and local level, work is happening in relation to improving patient experience and organisational working around developing a stndard 'Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulminary Resuscitation' (DNACPR).
In the East Midlands we have established a Task and Finish group to deliver the following objectives:
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Regional unified principles for DNACPR
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A regional Unified decision-making framework
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A regional unified DNACPR form
Why have unified DNACPR principles and documentation across the East Midlands?
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Ensure a more robust and consistent approach towards End Of Life Care and allowing natural death where appropriate across the region with an agreed underlying set of principles and that all people dying in the East Midlands can be confident that all health and social care professionals will be operating to the same DNACPR principles with transferable paperwork in place.
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Reduced need for ambulance emergency transport where this is not considered apporpriate.
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To standardise information and make this easier to access by EMAS staff at the time of an emergency.
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Ensure patient and carer views are sought and that choice around end of life is incorporated into unified documentation related to DNACPR. As part of this to improve the quality of care assessed by people’s expressed needs and wishes being met.
