Man with learning difficulty can be restrained to prepare for surgery says judge

Medics can restrain a middle-aged man with a severe learning difficulty in order to prepare him for surgery, a judge in a specialist court has ruled.

Man with learning difficulty can be restrained to prepare for surgery says judge

Medics can restrain a middle-aged man with a severe learning difficulty in order to prepare him for surgery in the UK, a judge in a specialist court has ruled.

A care manager said the man became distressed at hospitals and refused to drink.

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