Abstract
Ethical decision-making in palliative care can present unique challenges to all doctors. When caring for palliative patients, GPs will often be faced with complex decisions and discussions on issues including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, capacity, the role of autonomy, truth-telling and hope, and end of life nutrition and hydration. This article aims to provide an overview of the relationship between ethics, the law and our professional responsibilities. It will describe how GPs can utilise the framework of principlism to make ethical decisions. It will also look at how GPs should assess capacity, and address some of the more common ethical dilemmas faced by GPs.
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