article_snippet: A doctor put a 'Do Not Resuscitate' notice on a great-grandfather without any consultation as widow Janet believed it would have caused 'unnecessary distress' to discuss the plan with A doctor.
article_snippet: A doctor widow Janet, 66, accused medics of 'playing God with A doctor life' when widow Janet discovered the DNR notice had been placed on A doctor without consultation.
article_snippet: the inquest into his death today heard James Paget University Hospital's policy at the time said it was not necessary to discuss a DNR decision if a DNR decision would be 'unnecessarily burdensome' for the patient.
article_snippet: the hospital's policy was not to discuss such a decision if it would be 'unnecessarily burdensome' for the patientthe patient.
article_snippet: This was changed in light of a 2014 Court of Appeal ruling and now states patients should be informed of a DNR decision, unless this would cause physical harm.
article_snippet: I'm sorry a DNR decision was very, very wrong.'
article_snippet: Mr Richardson's widow Janet, 66, accused medics at James Paget University Hospital (pictured) of 'playing God with My husband life' when James Paget University Hospital (pictured) of 'playing God with his life' discovered the DNR notice had been placed on My husband without consultation .
article_snippet: But hospital staff stopped when the DNR notice was brought to hospital staff attention.
highlights_snippet: Four days after Dr Anna Blackburn death, widow Janet found out about DNR notice .
  
highlights_snippet: widow Janet said family had not consented and accused medics of 'playing God' 