British Doctors Now Asking Elderly If Theyre Ready to DieBy Joshua Krause Now the UKs National Health Service has given us another unfortunate condition to look forward to. They recently told all doctors to ask every patient over 75 if they would like to establish a do not resuscitate order for future emergencies. In some cases, the doctors are ordering their nurses to cold-call every elderly patient, and everyone with a long-term condition, to see if they have thought about resuscitation. Could you imagine how awkward it would be to receive such a phone call? To be called right out of the blue and gently asked if youre ready to die. As one health analyst put it It will give some older people the impression that no-one wants to bother with them. It looks as though theyre being told: Youre old, how do you want to die because youre in the way. Of course, the NHS is playing innocent, and has claimed that this is all about improving the end of life care of their patients. But I think we know better. This is about asking their most expensive patients if they could do them a favor and die already. Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple, where this article first appeared. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger. 