Coronavirus: How will UK doctors ration life-saving treatment?

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Intensive care treatment could be prioritised for those most likely to survive – under new ethical guidelines published by the British Medical Association. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe)

They have warned that as the crisis develops doctors could be making decisions about whether large numbers of patients receive life saving treatment or not.

We spoke to Julian Sheather, a special adviser in ethics and human rights to the British Medical Association.
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