New guidance on treating patients with Covid-19 has sparked concerns from a care official that decisions will be made based solely on age.
Dr Donald Macaskill, head of Scottish Care, said he is "profoundly concerned" over a document issued by Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood on the ethical advice and support framework for medics.
He said it does not spell out the criteria on which difficult "life and death" decisions will be made.In Italy and Spain doctors have been forced to make life or death calls over which patients are given a ventilator, which are in short supply.
Often the decision is made to prioritise younger people as they have a higher chance of surviving.The updated guidance for Scots medics published
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