When a healthy person wants a DNACPR

Dr Ellie Mein MDU medico-legal adviser
ByDr Ellie Mein
Published09 December 2024
What should you do when a healthy patient asks you to fill out a DNACPR form?
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in order for a patient to decline potentially life-saving treatment, and for this to be legally binding, certain criteria has to be met.

This page was correct at publication on 09/12/2024. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Dr Ellie Mein
Medico-legal adviser

MB ChB MRCOphth GDL LLM Ellie joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2013. Prior to this she worked as an ophthalmologist before completing her Graduate Diploma in Law in Birmingham.

When a healthy person wants a DNACPR