Regulation 38 ResuscitationI1

England and Wales

(1)

The registered person must prepare and implement a written statement of the policies to be applied and the procedures to be followed in the hospital in relation to resuscitation of patients and must review such statement annually.

(2)

The registered person must ensure that the policies and procedures implemented in accordance with paragraph (1)—

(a)

take proper account of the right of all patients who have capacity to do so to give or withhold consent to treatment;

(b)

take proper account of valid and applicable advance decisions made by patients under the 2005 Act;

(c)

are available on request to every patient and any person acting on behalf of a patient; and

(d)

are communicated to and understood by all employees and all medical practitioners with practising privileges who may be involved in decisions about resuscitation of a patient.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 38 in force at 5.4.2011, see reg. 1(1)