§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when she hopes to make a decision on the continued operation of the Exeter protocol.
§ Mr. SackvilleWe understand that the Royal Devon and Exeter trust ceased elective ventilation following receipt of legal advice. The Department has recently issued guidance—HSG(94)41—copies of which are available in the Library, setting out the legal position on ventilation of potential organ donors. Where clinicians believe there may be some benefit, however slight, to the patient, ventilation remains lawful.