discovered a do not attempt cpr form and his medical notes. though signed by doctors, it was otherwise completely blank. the hospital has since apologised. the fact that the form wasn t discussed with him or me upsets me quite a lot because it s a very important step to take, to say do not resuscitate someone. while england struggles with various do not resuscitate forms, in wales they believe they have a clearer system, having invested in educating both patients and doctors. when families are faced with severe. do not resuscitate, does that mean do not treat? and i think that s what people s basic fear is like. the fact we have a national policy in wales, and we have had it for some time has meant there is better knowledge, better spread of knowledge, better education. ministers in england say they re working to ensure guidance on do not attempt cpr is clear and properly understood, but in too many cases, it seems, there is much work to be done. michael buchanan, bbc news.
the form is signed but has no reasoning given. none of the boxes have been completed. 92 year old dennis chilvers has spent much of the last year in kettering general hospital. injanuary, his nephew and next of kin dave perry discovered a do not attempt cpr form and his medical notes. in his medical notes. though signed by doctors, it was otherwise completely blank. the hospital has since apologised. the fact that the form wasn t discussed with him or me upsets me quite a lot because it s a very important step to take to say do not resuscitate someone. while england struggles with various do not resuscitate forms, in wales they believe they have a clearer system, having invested in educating both patients and doctors. when families are faced with severe. do not resuscitate, does that mean do not treat? and i think that s what people s basic fear is like. the fact we have a national policy in wales and we have had it for some time has meant there is better knowledge, better spread of kn
reform that the president is proposing, is that it is going to just make the whole system a little more transparent. just the idea that everything has to be laid out, written, and understandable, may help us get toward a clearer system. it is a very opaque, hard-to-understand system right now of financial regulation, left only to the experts and unable to be regulated by mere mortals who don t even understand the language of this, candy. boy, that is that is for sure. thanks so much, our cnn chief business correspondent, ali velshi. thanks, ali. it helped sink lehman. it got goldman in hot water, and it drove aig to a government bailout. now, it s at the heart of the debate over wall street reform this week. it s called derivative trading. what does that mean? our cnn national political correspondent, jessica yellin, is here to explain. so, jessica, have at it. okay. breaking this down, candy, derivatives are basically like buying an insurance policy, and it all started with cr