At the end of October 2024, a man in his forties with Down Syndrome and learning disabilities, was removed from his home and transferred to hospital against his own and his father’s wishes.
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Time pressures for a decision about haemodialysis
By Daniel Clark, 8 October 2023 This case (COP 14013508) concerns Isaac, a young man with a diagnosis of learning disability and “Autistic Spectrum Disorder”. Isaac enjoys people watching, as well as looking at street scenes on his iPad. He does not like hospitals or medical interventions. He also has end-stage kidney failure. At aContinue reading “Time pressures for a decision about haemodialysis”
Ethical issues in restraining patients for dialysis
“…Two aspects of Paul’s treatment particularly interest me. First, that the restraint required is rather extreme. Second, that the patient had expressed a clear desire to be restrained as he wants to be dialyzed…”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 