Chapter 14: The End of Life

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Paragraph 14.15 - Footnote 1:
See APPENDIX 14.1 and 14.2 for further extracts from the Code and see www.aomrc.org.uk/aomrc/admin/reports/docs/DofD-final.pdf  for the full Code.
 
Paragraph 14.17 - Footnote 2:
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 can be found at
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2009/ukpga_20090025_en_1.
 
Paragraph 14.19 - Footnote 1:
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/CLINICAL-STANDARDS/ORGANISATION/PARTNERSHIP/Pages/Care-dying.aspx .
 
Paragraph 14.19 - Footnote 2:
Results can be found at http://www.mcpcil.org.uk/liverpool-care-pathway/.
 
Paragraph 14.19 - Footnote 3:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_086277, see also www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk.
 
Paragraph 14.26 - Footnote 2:
See http://www.rlcinquiry.org.uk/.
 
Paragraph 14.26 - Footnote 3:
See http://www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk/.
 
Appendix 14.1:
Section 26(2)(d) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 empowers the Human Tissue Authority to develop a series of Codes of Practice, including the definition of death for the purposes of that Act only. The Codes published thus far are available at www.hta.gov.uk/guidance/codes_of_practice.cfm
 
Appendix 14.1 - Reference 1:
Footnotes from the original document have not been included in this Appendix. See http://www.aomrc.org.uk/aomrc/admin/reports/docs/DofD-final.pdf for the full Code.
 
Appendix 14.1 - Reference 2:
Appendix 3 of the Code, found at http://www.aomrc.org.uk/aomrc/admin/reports/docs/DofD-final.pdf .
 
Appendix 14.3 - Reference 42:
Sheikh A, Gatrad AR. “Children and Young Families”. In Ethnicity, Health and Primary Care, Ed. Kai J. Chapter 16 p. 151. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. UK Census England andWales www.pro.gov.uk
 
Appendix 14.3 - Reference 43:
www.ethics-network.org.uk