Archie Battersbee: Government seeks urgent High Court review

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Archie Battersbee's treatment will end on Monday, family told

Archie Battersbee might have been taking part in an online challenge when he suffered brain damage at home on 7 April

Barts Health NHS Trust wrote to the family informing them his treatment would cease from 14:00 BST on Monday.His mother Hollie Dance said she believed he might have been taking part in an online challenge at the time. "We understand that A's life support is due to be switched off at 2pm on Monday 1 August 2022," it continued.

Their letter states "at 14:00 hours on 1 August", the treatment will be stopped and explained the family could be with him during this time.Archie Battersbee should begin palliative treatment without further delay, his doctors have advised As a result, Ms Dance and Mr Battersbee appealed to Stephen Barclay, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to prevent the withdrawal.Doctors treating Archie at the Royal London Hospital, run by Barts NHS Health Trust, have said he is brain-stem dead and continued life-support treatment was not in his best interests.

 

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