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ReSPECT Form — SCE Medical Oncology MCQ

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HardSupportive & Palliative OncologyReSPECT FormSCE Medical Oncology

A capacitous patient agrees with the clinical recommendations recorded on a ReSPECT form but wants refusal of CPR to remain legally binding if she later loses capacity. What additional step is required?

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Correct answer: C — Make a separate valid and applicable advance decision to refuse treatment that specifically covers CPR

ReSPECT records personalised clinical recommendations and should guide emergency care, but it is not itself an ADRT. A capacitous person who wants a refusal of CPR to be legally binding if capacity is lost should make a separate valid and applicable ADRT that expressly covers the life-sustaining treatment. Neither extra signatures nor court registration changes the legal nature of ReSPECT.

Reference: Resuscitation Council UK: ReSPECT FAQs for adopters. https://www.resus.org.uk/respect/respect-healthcare-professionals/faqs-adopters