BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY Press Release

13 April 2000

Patient choice and end of life decision making

The British Geriatrics Society is committed to patients of all ages being actively involved in any decision about their health care and treatment.

It strongly opposes any decisions about access to NHS resources being determined by age. Further, the British Geriatrics Society endorses the application of BMA guidelines to all decisions about the care of patients at the end of life.

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