Advance statements about medical treatment
Feenan, D.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 54(2-3): 107-109
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 7551484 Document Number: 439896
The BMA recently produced comprehensive professional guidance on advance statements and medical treatment, in the form of a Code of Practice and explanatory notes. However, some of the guidance is problematic. This article reviews various aspects of the Code and recommends its use as a set of essential explanatory notes to health-care professionals.