Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust v KB [2024] EWHC 3292 (Fam)

Death The trust applied for declarations that extubation and palliative care rather than continued ventilation was in the 10-year-old patient's best interests. The application was supported by her children's guardian but opposed by her parents. The judge decided that the patient should undergo a tracheostomy with a view to a return home "to a life lived, for as long as that life may be, within her family by whom she is deeply loved, whose presence has been a constant in her life, in whose presence and from whom I am satisfied she retains an ability to take some pleasure".

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In judgment the applicant is called "Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust".

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Full judgment: BAILII

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  • Medical treatment cases🔍

Date: 18/12/24🔍

Court: High Court (Family Division)🔍

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Parties:

  • Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust🔍
  • KB🔍
  • LB🔍
  • Fatima🔍
  • NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB🔍

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