- An Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT) is a
clear set of instructions, on the declining, withholding
or withdrawing of treatment in the future, given whilst
the person still has mental capacity and in contemplation
of the loss of such faculties in the future.
- An ADRT only becomes active if the person has lost capacity.
Otherwise the normal consent process applies
- ADRT from October 2007 replaces “Living Wills and
Advance Directives” Anybody with an existing Living
Will or Advance Directive will have to ensure it complies
with the new standards in order to ensure validity and
applicability.
- The making of an ADRT is entirely voluntary and people
should not be coerced by anybody into this decision. This
is quite different to informing people of this choice.
Circumstances need to be judged in a sensitive manner and
on an individual basis before concepts of ADRT are introduced.
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