She knew, when the GMC caught her, she immediately retired - else she would have been kicked out - that's guilt, in itself.
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(1) EOLC LCP is classed as care treatment & if they say you have no mental capacity they can override you with what THEY (the MDT team) think is in your best interests. By law you can refuse treatment but you can't demand it. The medics may say it's of benefit to the patient but
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(2) many pple think the MCA document is abuse in itself & it is abused on a daily basis. The wording is ambiguous & methods for using it are flawed. It is allegedly used as a weapon to threaten carers of elderly & disabled people. Used in part for those on a glorified power trip.
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(3) It's sole purpose in my view is so relatives have to take their 'next of kin hats off ; Therefore if the medics say put on a DNR and EOLC, then that is what they will all agree with. I think their ethic is "We are the professionals and your not, so what we say goes"
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(4) In other words we only have a 'say' that's all and nothing else. I don't think our words or feelings are even taken into account, they are just brushed aside.
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