(CNN) More than 500 people in the United Kingdom were put on do-not-resuscitate orders without their consent or their carers' consent during the coronavirus pandemic , according to a study released by England's care watchdog on Thursday. In one care home, everyone over 80 with dementia had a DNACPR order applied, the report found. The CQC report includes at least one case study of a man, identified only as Jim, whose death may have involved an involuntary order not to resuscitate. Despite positive feedback from most care providers, CQC revealed some concerns regarding the use of "blanket" DNACPR decisions proposed at a local level. On Thursday, Amnesty International condemned the widespread use of "blanket" DNACPR orders, calling them "not just wrong but unlawful."

Source: CNN March 18, 2021 13:52 UTC