Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 12 July 2002. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Friday, 12 July 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the use of sedation, with specific reference to withholding food and fluid from a patient; what his policy is on withholding food and fluid from patients and the notice to be taken of relatives' wishes; what advice his Department offers on the use of drugs that suppress the symptoms of terminal dehydration. - Inc ref to Changing Gear - Guidelines for Managing the last days of life in adults) issued by Department of Health 1998 and Reference Guide to Consent for Examination and Treatment March 2001, British Medical Association.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 388 c1272W;388 c1273-4W; 67215;67214;67216
- Session
- 2001-02
- Subjects
- Consent to medical treatment Food Euthanasia Medical treatments Patients Palliative care
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