Force feeding not in anorexia patient’s best interests – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 27th, 2020 in consent, Court of Protection, hospitals, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘In this carefully nuanced judgment, the Court of Protection has ruled that although a patient with a chronic eating disorder would in all probability face death she did not gain weight, it would not be in her best interests to continue being subjected to forced feeding inpatient regimes.’

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UK Human Rights, 26th August 2020

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com