# Case (Appropriate medical treatment). SF v Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust \[2023\] UKUT 205 (AAC)

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-appropriate-medical-treatment-sf-v-avon-and-wiltshire-mental-health-partnership-nhs-trust-2023-ukut-205-aac/1807>\
**Category:** MHLO updates\
**Created:** [24 August 2023 00:39 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-appropriate-medical-treatment-sf-v-avon-and-wiltshire-mental-health-partnership-nhs-trust-2023-ukut-205-aac/1807 "2023-08-24T00:39:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/user_avatar/forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/mhlo/32/24_2.png) [@MHLO](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/u/MHLO)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2023 00:39 UTC](https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/case-appropriate-medical-treatment-sf-v-avon-and-wiltshire-mental-health-partnership-nhs-trust-2023-ukut-205-aac/1807/1 "2023-08-24T00:39:44Z")

</div>

— The First-tier Tribunal erred in law in deciding that "appropriate medical treatment" was available because its decision was based on two misunderstandings: (a) that interventions which had the purpose merely of containing risk of physical harm were capable of amounting to "medical treatment"; and (b) that medical treatment may be "appropriate" even where it is "not tailored to [the patient's] diagnosis", and where treatment that is "essential" is not available.

* * *
Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/SF\_v\_Avon\_and\_Wiltshire\_Mental\_Health\_Partnership\_NHS\_Trust\_(2023)\_UKUT\_205\_(AAC)?id=240823-0028](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/SF_v_Avon_and_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust_(2023)_UKUT_205_(AAC)?id=240823-0028)