Appliation by a health authority for directions as to the care of a young man with a rare progressive and ultimately fatal condition and whether: ‘to what extent should M be treated in Intensive Care or be given cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (‘CPR’) in the event that there is a further deterioration in his condition. There is no question of M having the capacity himself to make any of these decisions. The family and treating physicians, whilst they have worked well together over the years, have been unable to reach a consensus, and it therefore falls to this court to make declarations as to what serious medical treatment is lawful and in M’s best interests.’
Eleanor King DBE J
[2013] EWCOP 2402
Bailii
Health
Updated: 03 December 2021; Ref: scu.524698