“There is a side effect, which is that those drugs have a respiratory depressant effect..
It is hard to imagine a more stupid thing to do than giving a respiratory suppressant to someone who is already struggling to breathe..”
Midazolam
NG163
End of Life protocol
Misattribution
Midazolam and the End-of-Life treatment protocol, NG163, was discussed in the House of Commons yesterday
This commits the reference to parliamentary records
Ignorance can not be used as a defence in a malfeasance trial, when the information was readily available or it is your duty (as Health Minister say) to know about the data.
As Bridgen stated, the NICE eventually withdrew NG163 and attempted to scrub it from their archive records. Thankfully, we keep receipts.
Stand Free
Midazolam abuse discussed in House of Commons