M
Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 January 2025
Debate
Mental Health Bill [HL]Contribution
In that same spirit, I am proposing in my Amendment 54 that, for a patient with autism or a learning disorder, there should be a higher hurdle than usual to allow any departure from the patient’s wishes as to a preferred treatment, as expressed either in an advance choice document or by the patient’s nominated person. The hurdle should be a requirement that two appropriately qualified clinicians would need to agree that such a departure was right for the patient.
About Hansard
Hansard is the official verbatim record of proceedings in the UK Parliament. Every word spoken in the Commons and Lords is recorded and published — this page is a single contribution from that record.
Partner sites