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TOWNSEND v EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

[2026] Med LR Plus 12

COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice Newey , Lady Justice Asplin and Lord Justice Baker

Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment – PDOC – Burke v GMC carve out for clinical decision making – best interests – Medical treatment ambit of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“MCA”) – MCA, section 50(2) permission – procedure.

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