An NHS Foundation Trust v D [2010] EWHC 2535 (COP)
(1) D lacked the capacity to decide on medical treatment for her prolapsed uterus, as she held the delusional belief that her condition was normal and did not require treatment. (2) It was in D's best interests to receive surgery, as if untreated her condition could be life-threatening. (3) The proposed restraint and deprivation of liberty (including a general aesthetic six days before the surgery) was authorised, if absolutely necessary, as being in her best interests. (Summary based on press articles.)
Other
Before: Macur J
Hearing and decision 29/9/10; judgment 14/10/10.
Citations
Case No: COP 11426732
External link
Possible Bailii link (not there when checked last night, but might have appeared since)
Metro, 'Mentally ill woman faces surgery against her will', 30/9/10
39 Essex Street, 'Court of Protection Newsletter' (issue 5, January 2011)