Do not resuscitate orders cannot apply 'just because' someone has a learning disability or autism, GPs told

GPs have been told that ‘learning disabilities are not fatal conditions’ in a letter sent by NHS England, reminding them that do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) notices should not appear on a person’s record ‘just because’ they have a learning disability or autism.
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