Application with regard to continuation or otherwise of life saving treatment for a child.
Citations:
[1999] EWHC Admin 343, [1999] 2 FLR 905
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Regina v Portsmouth Hospitals Nhs Trust ex parte Carol Glass Admn 21-Apr-1999
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Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (ex parte Glass) CA 21-Jul-1999
The courts can not intervene between a parent and her child’s doctors to control future medical care of the child. Such decisions must be made as they presented themselves. In such cases the child’s best interests took precedence over strict . .
Cited – Wyatt and Another v Portsmouth Hospital NHS and Another CA 12-Oct-2005
The appellants’ daughter had been born with very severe disabilities. Her doctors obtained an order allowing them a discretion not to ventilate her to keep her alive if necessary. She had improved, but the family now sought leave to appeal an order . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Health, Children
Updated: 28 May 2022; Ref: scu.139607