Medical Treatment: Decisions and the Law

13. Feeding

Co-authored by Emma Sutton.

Contents

  • A Introduction  13.1
  • NICE ‘Clinical Knowledge Summary for Eating Disorders’ 13.2
  • B Children 13.3
  • General principles  13.3
  • Children under the age of 16 13.3
  • Children aged 16 and 17 13.4
  • Effect of disorder on the approach to Gillick competence 13.5
  • Exercise of court’s jurisdiction: general approach 13.6
  • Deprivation of liberty 13.7
  • Mental Health Act 1983 13.8
  • Informal admission for treatment of a mental disorder 13.9
  • The scope of parental authority outside the MHA 13.10
  • Inherent jurisdiction 13.13
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005  13.14
  • Procedure  13.15
  • C Adults  13.16
  • Capacitous adults – general rule  13.16
  • Capacitous adults detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 13.17
  • Adults lacking the capacity to consent 13.21
  • Treatment under the MHA  13.21
  • Where treatment cannot be provided under the MHA 13.22
  • Under the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction – Re Dr A 13.23
  • Under the MCA 13.24
  • Procedure – is an application necessary?  13.29
  • Procedure: Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act 13.30
  • Preparation 13.31
  • Procedure by the patient – injunction 13.32
  • D Conclusion 13.33
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