Woman in 90s who doctors say needs palliative care cannot be removed from hospital, court rules

The High Court has made orders preventing an elderly and very ill woman being removed from the hospital in which she is a patient.

Woman in 90s who doctors say needs palliative care cannot be removed from hospital, court rules

The High Court has made orders preventing an elderly and very ill woman being removed from the hospital in which she is a patient.

The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is in her 90s and her doctors say that the best thing to do for her is giving her palliative care.

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