Background

This project explored how discussions about resuscitation can be improved for relatives and carers who had a conversation about resuscitation with a medical professional on behalf of a family member or relative during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Good communication around care at the end-of-life is important for relatives and carers, and can help when coping with serious illness and bereavement. Lessons can be learned by listening to the perspectives of relatives and carers around what went well and what could be improved.

Aims and objectives

To find out how discussions about resuscitation can be improved for the relatives/carers who had a discussion about resuscitation with a medical professional on behalf of a family member or relative during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Resources and further information

• Full report: Improving discussions about resuscitation in COVID-19 (PDF)
• Executive summary: Improving discussions about resuscitation in COVID-19 (PDF)
• Summary briefing: Improving discussions about resuscitation in COVID-19 (PDF)
• Publication: ‘That’s as hard a decision as you will ever have to make’: the experiences of people who discussed Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation on behalf of a relative during the COVID-19 pandemic (Age and Ageing)
• Blog: The challenges of discussing DNACPR during the pandemic (British Geriatrics Society)

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