article_snippet: A doctor had been ill for several years with the lung condition pulmonary fibrosis.
article_snippet: Dr Anna Blackburn, a consultant specialising in respiratory medicine at James Paget University Hospital, said she made the decision when A doctor was admitted on October 24, as attempting to save A doctor would have been 'futile' and 'cruel'
article_snippet: In the inquest into A doctor death today, Dr Anna Blackburn, a consultant specialising in respiratory medicine at the hospital, said she made the decision when A doctor was admitted on October 24.
article_snippet: she said Mr Richardson, from Great Yarmouth, had little chance of surviving a cardiac arrest and attempting to save A doctor would have been 'futile and cruel'. '
article_snippet: We had discussed A doctor condition, A doctor cried and A doctor seemed quite upset about how it would affect his wife Janet (right). '
article_snippet: I felt bringing up resuscitation would be even more distressing for A doctor', she said.
article_snippet: Patient confidentiality meant she could not approach Mr Richardson's family without first talking to A doctor.
article_snippet: Dr Blackburn added: 'If I was faced with Mr Richardson's today, I would have that discussion.'
article_snippet: Mr Richardson's challenged the doctor in the inquest into his death today, saying: 'My husband had a lot to live for even if it was for another week
article_snippet: Yesterday, hospital staff described how hospital staff had initially rushed to save Mr Richardson's after Mr Richardson's suffered a cardiac arrest.
article_snippet: Giving evidence, Mr Richardson's said My husband tried to discharge My husband the day before My husband death. '
article_snippet: hospital staff're trying to kill me",' Mr Richardson's added. '
highlights_snippet: Dr Anna Blackburn put a 'Do Not Resuscitate' notice on Mr Richardson .
  
highlights_snippet: Believed it would have caused 'unnecessary distress' to keep Dr Anna Blackburn alive .
  