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Who Is The Legal Next Of Kin?

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HevT | 05:26 Mon 20th Feb 2017 | Law
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My daughter is in intensive/critical care.I wan to know who is the legal next of kin to her.She is married and her hubby is claiming to be her next of kin.I don't want him making any decisions about her treatments or her future treatments.I don't want him 'pulling the plug'
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Talk to whoever is treating her. They will understand your position. They see these kind of scenarios on a regular basis. I hope your daughter gets well soon x
06:01 Mon 20th Feb 2017
oops sorry
brain not in gear
should have consulted the NHS site on this

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/consent-to-treatment/pages/introduction.aspx
Peter....the difficulty here is how will the Hospital know what is in the best interests of the patient ?

My brother is still seriously ill in ITU, recovering from an operation on his head. Unfortunately, he and his wife are divorcing, so it may become awkward in the future.
Hospital - no
it is the doctor in charge in this case the consultant

( in your brothers case there may be two - neurosurgeon and intensivist - then they will speak to each other )

it is really only a dispute where further treatment may be futile - if one party strongly argues that X is NOT futile then they will usually continue....

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