P enjoys much of his life, his sports and his social time. His wishes and feelings are to live – but while living at home with his father he’s not been attending dialysis sessions regularly – despite a court order that his father must take him. Father remains in denial of the necessity for treatment and P’s high potassium levels could lead to early death.
Tag Archives: Down syndrome
Renal Failure Case Returns: Dialysis problems and Barnet’s non-compliance with a court order
Non-compliance from the public body was dealt with by judicial expressions of incomprehension (“I’m struggling to understand…”) about the Local Authority’s failure to act and about their failure to apologise for not doing so. This led to an acknowledgement of (some) fault by Barnet…
A protracted hospital stay: A next hearing in the ‘renal failure’ case
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.
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 