The claimant sought judicial review of the decision by doctors at the defendant hospital to place a ‘Do not resuscitate’ notice on his wife’s hospital notes. She had died. She suffered lung cancer but had expressed a clear wish to continue her life. A previous similar notice had been removed on the family’s objections. The doctor had failed to consult the family.
Judges:
Lord Dyson MR, Longmore, Ryder LJJ
Citations:
[2014] EWCA Civ 822, [2015] 1 QB 543, [2014] WLR(D) 277, (2014) 138 BMLR 1, [2014] 3 WLR 1054, [2014] Med LR 273
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 8
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Health Professions
Updated: 11 July 2022; Ref: scu.526740
