Imperial College London
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ProfessorStephenBrett

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Professor of Critical Care
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 3313 4521stephen.brett Website

 
 
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Location

 

Hammersmith House 570Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Baharlo:2018:10.1177/1751143717730677,
author = {Baharlo, B and Bryden, D and Brett, SJ},
doi = {10.1177/1751143717730677},
journal = {J Intensive Care Soc},
pages = {35--42},
title = {Deprivation of liberty and intensive care: an update post Ferreira.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1751143717730677},
volume = {19},
year = {2018}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The right to liberty and security of the person is protected by Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights which has been incorporated into the Human Rights Act 1998. The 2014 Supreme Court judgment in the case commonly known as Cheshire West provided for an 'acid test' to be employed in establishing a deprivation of liberty. This 'acid test' of 'continuous supervision and not free to leave' led to concerns that patients lacking capacity being treated on an Intensive Care Unit could be at risk of a 'deprivation of liberty', if this authority was applicable to this setting. This article revisits the aftermath of Cheshire West before describing the recent legal developments around deprivation of liberty pertaining to intensive care by summarising the recent Ferreira judgments which appear for now to answer the question as to the applicability of Cheshire West in life-saving treatment.
AU  - Baharlo,B
AU  - Bryden,D
AU  - Brett,SJ
DO  - 10.1177/1751143717730677
EP  - 42
PY  - 2018///
SN  - 1751-1437
SP  - 35
TI  - Deprivation of liberty and intensive care: an update post Ferreira.
T2  - J Intensive Care Soc
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1751143717730677
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29456599
VL  - 19
ER  -
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