Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment : guidance for decision making

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Cover -- Contents -- Medical Ethics Committee -- Editorial board for the third edition -- Acknowledgements for the third edition -- Introduction -- Part 158; How to use this guidance -- 146; Scope44; purpose and structure of this guidance -- Part 258; Defining key terms and concepts -- 246; The primary goal of medicine -- 346; Life45;prolonging treatment -- 446; Capacity and incapacity -- 546; Duty of care -- 646; Quality of life -- 746; Benefit -- 846; Harm -- 946; Best interests -- 1046; Futility -- 1146; Basic care -- 1246; Artificial nutrition and hydration -- 1346; Oral nutrition and hydration -- 1446; Foresight and intention -- 1546; Withholding or withdrawing treatment -- 1646; Conscientious objection -- 1746; Resource management -- Part 358; Legal and ethical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment -- 1846; Human Rights Act 1998 -- 1946; Fairness and non45;discrimination -- 2046; Communication -- 2146; Confidentiality -- 2246; Legal review -- Part 458; Medical considerations that apply to all decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment -- 2346; Medical assessment -- 2446; Medical decision making -- Part 558; Decision making by adults with capacity -- 2546; The law -- 2646; Communication and information -- Part 658; Decision making on behalf of adults who lack capacity -- England and Wales -- 2746; Patients with a Lasting Power of Attorney 40;LPA41; -- 2846; Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment -- 2946; Patients without a Lasting Power of Attorney or advance decision -- 3046; Patients in persistent vegetative state 40;pvs41; -- Scotland -- 3146; Patients with a welfare power of attorney or welfare guardian -- 3246; Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment -- 3346; Patients without a welfare power of attorney or advance decision -- 3446; Patients in persistent vegetative state 40;pvs41; -- Northern Ireland -- 3546; Patients with an advance decision about medical treatment -- 3646; Patients without an advance decision about medical treatment -- 3746; Patients in persistent vegetative state 40;pvs41; -- All UK jurisdictions -- 3846; Capacity and incapacity -- 3946; Communication and information -- 4046; Assessing best interests -- 4146; Dealing with disagreement -- Part 758; Decision making by young people with capacity -- 4246; The law in England44; Wales and Northern Ireland -- 4346; The law in Scotland -- 4446; Assessing capacity -- 4546; Communicating with young people -- 4646; Dealing with disagreement -- Part 858; Decision making for children and young people who lack capacity -- 4746; The law -- 4846; Duties owed to babies and children -- 4946; Communicating with parents -- 5046; Assessing best interests -- 5146; Dealing with disagreement -- Part 958; Once a decision has been reached -- 5246; Keeping others informed -- 5346; Recording and reviewing the decision -- 5446; Providing support -- 5546; Respecting patients8217; wishes after death -- Appendix 1 Useful addresses -- References -- Index -- Last Page.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-122) and index.