Nurses to decide on resuscitation

TV medical dramas often give a rosy view of resuscitation

Experienced nurses should have the authority to decide if patients should be resuscitated, according to new guidelines to health professionals.
Until now only consultants and GPs were allowed to decide on resuscitation.

The guidelines were issued by the British Medical Association (BMA), the Royal College of Nursing and the Resuscitation Council.

The Patients Association welcomed the move, saying nurses were better placed than doctors to know patients' wishes.