Application by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) for declarations as follows;
Midrar Namiq has no capacity to consent to, to refuse, or to make decisions about the medical treatment he should receive, namely the administration of mechanical ventilation.
It is lawful for Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to make arrangements for his mechanical ventilation treatment to be withdrawn to allow him a kind and dignified death.
Judges:
The Honourable Mrs Justice Lieven DBE
Citations:
[2020] EWHC 180 (Fam)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Als – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v Namiq and Another (RRO) FD 28-Jan-2020
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Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.648617