Legal issues concerning the withholding of feeding from patients.
The law surrounding the withholding or withdrawal of feeding from patients is complex and dependent upon case law (also known as common law or judge-made law). There are no statutory provisions and the leading case in this area is the Tony Bland case (Alredale NHS Trust v Bland, 1993).
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Bridgit
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University of Glamorgan.
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