️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A doctor put a 'Do Not Resuscitate' notice on a great-grandfather without any consultation as she believed it would have caused 'unnecessary distress' to discuss the plan with him.<unk> A doctor put a 'Do Not Resuscitate' notice on a great-grandfather without any consultation as she believed it would have caused 'unnecessary distress' to discuss the plan with him. Michael Richardson, 66, a former metal polisher and gardener, died at James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on October 27 2013. He had been ill for several years with the lung condition pulmonary fibrosis.<unk> He had been ill for several years with the lung condition pulmonary fibrosis. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Michael Richardson, 66, pictured with his wife Janet (right), died at James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on October 27 2013. Dr. Anna Blackburn, a consultant specializing in respiratory medicine at the hospital, said she made the decision when he was admitted on October 24, as attempting to save him would have been 'futile' and 'cruel' In the inquiry into his death today, Dr. Anna Blackburn, a consultant specializing in respiratory medicine at the hospital, said she made the decision when he was admitted on October 24. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ I sat down and thought long and hard about it.<unk>I sat down and thought long and hard about it.<unk>I sat down and thought long and hard about it. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ I felt bringing up resuscitation would be even more distressing for him,<unk>she said.<unk>I felt bringing up resuscitation would be even more distressing for him,<unk>she said.<unk>I felt bringing up resuscitation would be even more distressing for him,<unk>she said. <unk> <unk> <unk> The inquest heard the hospital's policy at the time said it was not necessary to discuss a DNR decision if it would be 'unnecessarily burdensome' for the patient.<unk> The inquest heard the hospital's policy at the time said it was not necessary to discuss a DNR decision if it would be 'unnecessarily burdensome' for the patient. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️
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