Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 7
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Early in the pandemic, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) critical care...
Conclusion
Early in the pandemic, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) critical care guidelines and doctors’ inappropriate or blanket use of “Do not attempt resuscitation” (DNAR) notices were potentially discriminatory. While we welcome actions taken swiftly to address disabled people’s concerns, and steps subsequently taken by NICE and the NHS to review their practices and try to put things right, the fact that potentially discriminatory practices emerged in the first place is deeply concerning. These issues caused disabled people great distress and anxiety and left them feeling their lives were less valued than others’. A robust response is required to restore disabled people’s confidence that their needs are given equal consideration across government and public services, should we be faced with a similar public health emergency in the future.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Recommendation 7 and 8 The Committee says it is very important that the Government gives much more money to all social care areas to make sure services are much more person- centred and meeting people’s needs. The Government says: We have given some extra money to social care areas. The extra money is to: ● help social care areas recover from the Coronavirus emergency ● make sure services are much more person-centred and meeting people’s needs. We agree that it is important to keep making improvements to social care. We want everyone to: ● have the care they need ● be treated with dignity ● live as independently as possible in their own home for as long as possible ● have help to plan their care. Later this year we will come up with a plan to give social care even more money and improve support for people.