The patient appealed refusal of an order to require the defendant to fund his transfer from Broadmoor Hospital to a medium security private hospital, despite the recommendation of his doctors.
Held: The opinion of the doctors was not binding as to administrative decisions of the Secretary of State or the defendant NHS trust.
Judges:
Lord Justice Waller Lord Justice Dyson Lady Justice Arden
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Civ 118, Times 16-Mar-2006, [2006] 1 WLR 1865
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health, Administrative
Updated: 09 August 2022; Ref: scu.239871
