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.
Category Archives: CANH-withdrawal
Authenticity of a “Living Will”
None of us would want our loved ones to be placed (like Carl’s fiancee) in the position of having to defend the authenticity of our written documents after we’ve lost capacity. We want to produce documents that are sufficiently robust to avoid this kind of challenge
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 