TOWNSEND v EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
[2026] Med LR 199
COURT OF APPEAL(CIVIL DIVISION)
Before Lord Justice Newey,Lady Justice Asplin,Lord Justice Baker
Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment – Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness – 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.