— 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".
Full details available at: https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/Birmingham_Women%27s_and_Children%27s_NHS_Foundation_Trust_v_KB_(2024)_EWHC_3292_(Fam)?id=160325-1648