(Family Division, MacDonald J, 21 June 2019)
Medical treatment – Diabetic ketoacidosis – Refusal of child to accept treatment
The Family Division found that it was in the child’s best interests, objectively assessed, to receive the treatment proposed.
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Neutral Citation Number: [2019] EWHC 1670 (Fam)
Case No: TBA
FAMILY DIVISION
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 21/06/2019
Before:
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MACDONALD
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Between:
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Applicant
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B (A Minor)
Respondent
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Mr Ranald Davidson (instructed by the Hospital Trust) for the Applicant
The Respondent did not appear and was not represented
Hearing dates: 21 June 2019
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Approved Judgment
I direct that pursuant to CPR PD 39A para 6.1 no official shorthand note shall be taken of this Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.
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MR JUSTICE MACDONALD