Personal Injury Solicitor Suffolk

A widower is to sue the NHS after a hospital placed a “do not resuscitate” notice in his wife's hospital notes without her consent.

David Tracey is taking legal action following the mistake made by Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridgeshire.
His wife, Janet, was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in February 2011. She was later admitted to hospital after breaking her neck in a car accident.

Mrs Tracey died at the hospital 16 days after breaking her neck. The hospital repudiate the version of events given by her family.

Mr Tracey claimed doctors cancelled the first "do not resuscitate" order after his wife - who worked as a care home manager - objected to it, only to then put on a second one without her consent or any discussion.

A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "Decisions on Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation must be clinically appropriate for the individual involved, weighing up the possible benefits of CPR against any burdens or risks associated with the treatment.”

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