Screening for alcohol misuse in older people

S Luttrell, V Watkin, G Livingston… - … journal of geriatric …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To evaluate whether the CAGE, MAST‐G or an abnormally high MCV are
effective screening instruments for alcohol misuse and if not to devise a new instrument …

Making decisions about medical treatment for mentally incapable adults in the UK

S Luttrell - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
THE LANCET withhold consent to medical treatment, the final arbiter of whether treatment is
given is the treating doctor, who must make a decision in the patient's best interests. No …

Withdrawing or withholding life prolonging treatment: A new BMA report fills an ethical vacuum

S Luttrell - BMJ, 1999 - bmj.com
The advice of the House of Lords about persist-ent vegetative state in the 1993 Anthony
Bland case left some British doctors in an odd and uncomfortable position. 1 Although …

Limiting risks by curtailing rights: a response to Dr Ryan.

S Luttrell, A Sommerville - Journal of Medical Ethics, 1996 - jme.bmj.com
It has been argued that the inherent risks of advance directives made by healthy people are
disproportionate to the potential benefits, particularly if the directive is implementable in …

Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation: commentary 2: Some concerns

S Luttrell - Journal of Medical Ethics, 2001 - jme.bmj.com
In March of this year the British Medical Association (BMA), the Resuscitation Council (UK)
and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published guidelines outlining the legal and ethical …

Living wills do have legal effect provided certain criteria are met.

S Luttrell - BMJ: British Medical Journal, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
EDrroR,-I disagree with Tom Arie when he states that" in the United Kingdom'living wills'
have no legal force."'Although it is true that there is no legislation governing the use of living …

Increased plasma protein binding of imipramine in cancer patients

P SCHULZ, S LUTTRELL - Journal of Clinical …, 1982 - journals.lww.com
Increased Plasma Protein Binding of Imipramine in Cancer Pat... : Journal of Clinical
Psychopharmacology Increased Plasma Protein Binding of Imipramine in Cancer Patients …

[PDF][PDF] Making decisions: implications for practice of the Government's proposals for making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults in England and Wales

S Luttrell - Age and Ageing, 2001 - researchgate.net
In October 1999 the Government published its proposals for legislation to clarify the way that
decisions are made for mentally incapable adults in England and Wales [1]. The proposed …

Ethical aspects of quality care

S Luttrell, F Fisher - Quality care for elderly people, 1997 - Springer
This chapter expands on the previous one by dealing with practical aspects of the quality of
individual care using the principles of ethics. Although ethics are regarded as rather a …

Mental capacity and best interests

S Luttrell - Medical ethics and the elderly, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The right of a mentally competent adult to refuse medical or any other intervention is
enshrined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and reinforced by the Human Rights Act 1998 …