Issue 5

DNACPR orders – advice and obligations

James Stevenson
ByJames Stevenson
Published01 August 2016
MDU solicitor James Stevenson and medico-legal adviser Dr Udvitha Nandasoma examine the different medico-legal aspects of Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders.

These decisions must be shared in all but the most exceptional circumstances.

This page was correct at publication on 01/08/2016. 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.

James Stevenson
MDU Solicitor

LLB James is a solicitor in the MDU's in house Legal Department. He was a partner at a leading clinical negligence firm before joining the MDU in 2013 and has a wide experience of claims and regulatory matters, with a particular interest in complex oncology cases and inquest work.

Dr Udvitha Nandasoma
Head of advisory services

BA MBBChir MRCP (UK) LLB(Hons)(Open) PhD MFFLM Dr Nandasoma joined the MDU as a medico-legal adviser in 2008 after completing specialist training in gastroenterology. He became head of advisory services in 2022 and was a practising hepatologist until early 2023.

DNACPR orders – advice and obligations