Urgent tube feeding ordered for malnourished woman, 50s, in 'acute danger'

Woman at 'high risk' of imminent death over the next week or two, her treating psychiatrist tells High Court judge

The orders were sought by the HSE and the application was supported by the woman’s family. FIle picture: iStock

A High Court judge has made orders permitting urgent tube feeding and other treatment for a severely malnourished woman whose life is said to be “in acute danger”.

In the absence of the treatment, the woman is at “high risk” of imminent death over the next week or two, her treating psychiatrist said. The woman lacks insight into the seriousness of her situation, she added.