In ignoring her role as decision-maker and failing to consult about treatment, the hospital displayed “a stark disregard for and misunderstanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005” said the Health and Welfare Attorney.
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Available options and best interests in a disputed end-of-life treatment case
By Celia Kitzinger, 21 March 2022 The judgment is now published: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust v M & Ors [2022] EWCOP 13 (21 March 2022) On 14th March 2022, I watched a one-day final hearing about a young man in a prolonged disorder of consciousness from which (doctors say) he will never recover. Continue reading “Available options and best interests in a disputed end-of-life treatment case”
Patient dies in hospital as Trust fails to comply with Mental Capacity Act 2005
s well as providing a range of community services in the three Boroughs. The trust employs more than 9,000 clinical and support staff and serves a diverse population of approximately one million people.
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 