Editing Do not resuscitate (section)

===UK===
In the UK, emergency care and treatment plans (e.g. ReSPECT) are clinical recommendations written by healthcare professionals after discussion with patients or their relatives about their priorities of care.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.resus.org.uk/respect|title=ReSPECT &#124; Resuscitation Council UK|website=www.resus.org.uk}}</ref><ref name="RCUK Patients">{{cite web |last1=Resuscitation Council UK |title=ReSPECT for Patients and Carers |url=https://www.resus.org.uk/respect/respect-patients-and-carers |access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref> Research has found that the involvement of patients or their family in forming ECTP recommendations is variable.<ref name="Perkins report">{{cite journal |last1=Perkins |first1=GD |title=Evaluation of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment |journal=Health Services and Delivery Research |date=2021}}</ref> In some situations (where there are limited treatment options available, or where the patient is likely to deteriorate quickly) healthcare professionals will not explore the patient's preferences, but will instead ensure that patients or their relatives understand what treatment will or will not be offered.<ref name="Perkins report" />