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A GP Surgery has been complete according to a letter of questions, patients with life-limiting diseases, a "do not resuscitate" form.

A letter, of Llynfi Surgery , Maesteg, the people write the prompts in order to ensure that emergency service would not be called if your condition worsens, due to the coronavirus.

"We will not let you down. but we have to be honest and realistic," it said.

A patient who said it left them feeling "worthless". Cwm Taf health board has issued an apology from the Surgery .

A copy of The Letter was tweeted

The Letter , in an "ideal situation" if the doctors had this conversation In Person , but she had out of fear they were carrying The Virus and were asymptomatic.

"Filling out a DNACPR have several advantages," The Letter said.

"1/ your GP and, more importantly, Your Friends and family will not know to call 999. 2/ scarce ambulance resources can be targeted opportunity for the young and fit, the have a greater. "

After The Letter was sent to a small number of patients and staff were in the Operation to apologize directly to those who had received.

patients, Elisabeth John, of vaginal cancer, which has caused to your lungs and is incurable, said The Letter , the family "great Distress ".

Elizabeth John was one of the patients will receive a letter

"With the treatment, my cancer can be kept in check, so I'm not ready to dig my grave, though I'm a burden to society," She Said .

"This letter made me feel worthless and I felt As If I had been sent a death sentence by the Grim Reaper . "

But the 61-year-old, there is the condition for eight years, added: "If there is a choice, a 20-year-old with a fan, and me with a fan, of course I would give you, the fan, the year's 20. "

Cwm Taf, said the Council was a health board recommendation.

"The Operation was made aware that The Letter has caused upset to some of the patients who receive it," a statement said.

"That was not your intention and apologize for any emergency. The staff at the Surgery are those patients who received The Letter , to me directly and answer all questions and concerns you may have. "

Ogmore MP Chris Elmore , whose constituency includes Maesteg, said: "There is no Getting Around it, it is deep about the contents of this letter. "

"The Welsh national Assembly member for Ogmore, Huw Irranca-Davies, and my attention, made, on Monday evening. We were just on the health board to find out what had happened.

"The Board then examined and it was not a standard letter, so that the health board, she spoke directly to the Operation.

"have you asked the Surgery to contact patients who received The Letter , apologize, and-even more important-provide appropriate advice on what might actually happen in the circumstances of your particular health conditions.

"We Are has caused concern about the stress. "

Helena Herklots, the Older people's Commissioner for Wales, said she was "shocked" that letter was written.

"This is shameful and unacceptable," she added.

"During difficult and painful decisions need to be made in the coming weeks, this need on a case-to-case basis, by honest conversations between patients, doctors, and their families, who think that the risks and benefits, as well as people to your own Wishes . "

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Source of news: bbc.com