The two sets of guidelines on the meaning of and criteria for diagnosing ‘permanent vegetative state’ contained conflicts. Those issued by the Royal College of Physicians, and those issued in an International Working Party Report on Persistent Vegetative State, had different groupings of criteria which led to difficulties in applying the criteria within both medical and legal professions. The guidelines should be reviewed.
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Times 17-May-2001, [2001] Fam 349
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Cited – Regina (Burke) v General Medical Council Admn 30-Jul-2004
The applicant, suffering a life threatening disease, wanted to ensure his continued treatment and revival in the circumstance of losing his own capacity. He said the respondent’s guidelines for doctors were discriminatory and failed to protect his . .
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Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.84290
