Human Rights and Medical Treatment

Originally written by Charlotte Walker-Olivier, updated by the editorial team on 25th May 2026

How Human Rights Apply to Medical Treatment

When you receive medical care in the UK, your human rights are protected by law. The Human Rights Act 1998 sets out fundamental rights that public bodies must respect, and this includes the NHS and local health authorities.

Because NHS trusts, hospitals and local health authorities are classed as public authorities under UK law, they have a legal duty to act in ways that are compatible with your human rights. Failing to do so could give rise to a legal claim, though outcomes depend heavily on the specific circumstances and legal advice should be sought.

Not every complaint about medical care amounts to a human rights issue. However, certain situations involving healthcare can raise genuine human rights concerns, and it helps to understand which rights are most likely to be relevant. It is worth noting that there has been ongoing political debate about potentially replacing the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights, though the Act remains in force at present.

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Which Rights Are Most Relevant to Healthcare

Several rights protected by the Human Rights Act can apply in medical settings. The following are the ones most commonly relevant to healthcare situations.

Article 2: The right to life. Public authorities have a duty to protect life. In healthcare, this can mean providing treatment that is necessary to keep someone alive, or taking reasonable steps to prevent avoidable deaths. It may also apply to decisions about withdrawing life sustaining treatment, which must follow proper legal and ethical processes. Cases involving end of life care have generated significant legal and public debate, illustrating how complex these questions can become when medical, ethical and legal considerations intersect.
Article 3: The right not to be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment. Courts have consistently treated this right as absolute, meaning there should be no circumstances where degrading treatment is lawful. In medical contexts, this could apply to situations where a patient is left in severe pain without adequate care, or is treated in a way that causes humiliation or distress beyond what is medically necessary. Given the complexity of applying this in practice, anyone who believes they have experienced such treatment should seek specialist legal advice.
Article 5: The right to liberty and security. People cannot usually be detained against their will. However, the law does allow for certain exceptions in medical situations. A person may lawfully be detained to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, or if they are assessed as being of unsound mind and meet the criteria for detention under mental health legislation. Any such detention must follow proper legal procedures. In care settings, the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 provide additional protections to ensure that restrictions on a person's liberty are lawful, necessary and proportionate.
Article 8: The right to respect for private and family life. This right covers a wide range of matters, including bodily autonomy, personal choices about treatment, and the confidentiality of medical information. Healthcare providers must generally obtain informed consent before treatment and should respect patients' decisions about their own care, provided the patient has the mental capacity to make those decisions.
Article 14: The right not to be discriminated against. This Article works alongside other rights in the Act. It means that public authorities must not discriminate in how they provide access to the other protected rights. In healthcare, this could apply if a person was denied treatment or given inferior care because of their race, sex, disability, age, religion or another protected characteristic.

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Capacity, Consent and Treatment Decisions

A recurring theme in medical human rights cases is the question of consent. Adults with mental capacity have the right to make their own decisions about treatment, even if others disagree with those decisions. This principle is protected under Article 8.

Where a person lacks capacity to make a particular decision, healthcare providers must act in their best interests. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 sets out how these assessments should be made in England and Wales. In Scotland, the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 covers similar ground.

In some cases, disputes about treatment reach the courts. This can happen when there is disagreement between medical professionals and family members about what is in a patient's best interests, particularly in cases involving life sustaining treatment or end of life care.

Mental health treatment raises specific issues. Patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007, may receive certain treatments without their consent, but there are safeguards in place. Some treatments require a second medical opinion or approval from a tribunal before they can be given to a patient who is refusing.

What to Do If You Have Concerns

If you believe your human rights have been breached during medical treatment, there are several steps you can take.

You may wish to raise a complaint directly with the healthcare provider first. NHS trusts have formal complaints procedures, and you can also contact the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with the response. The Care Quality Commission regulates health and social care services in England and can be notified about serious concerns.

For advice on whether you might have a legal claim, consider speaking to a solicitor who specialises in human rights or clinical negligence law. Legal outcomes in this area are often uncertain and depend on the particular facts of each case. Some solicitors offer an initial consultation at no cost. You may also be able to get help through legal aid, depending on your circumstances and the nature of your case.

Organisations such as Liberty and the Equality and Human Rights Commission can provide general information about human rights issues, though they do not typically offer personal legal advice. For guidance on NHS complaints procedures, the NHS website and Citizens Advice offer practical information on the steps involved.

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AboutHumanRights Editor 02/07/2026 at 7:42 am

@Miss Treated You raise a fair point, and the phenomenon you're describing (often called protracted withdrawal or PSSD in some cases) is finally starting to get acknowledged, though far too slowly. The MHRA and NICE have updated guidance on withdrawal since 2019, but recognition on the ground with GPs is patchy at best. Under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act you could argue a right to proper medical information and treatment, and groups like the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry are worth contacting. Also consider making a formal complaint via PALS to get it on record.

Miss Treated 02/07/2026 at 7:35 am

GPs allowed me to take ssri and snri antidepressants for 16 years, I made the decision to stop this year. 4 years ago I visited the GP with a wide range of medical issues, many of these issues continue - according to my research they are the side effects of taking antidepressants long term, but I can not be diagnosed or receive any help as these symptoms are not officially recognised by the NHS or the UK Government! However, they are reviewing and monitoring the situation regarding the effect of long term antidepressant use - which suggests to me they know about the debilitating issues people are experiencing. It is known long term antidepressant use can leave the user with medical issues but the Government and NHS are not allowing this information to be used to help individuals surely this is a Human Rights Issue. They are allowing people to suffer both physically and mentally whilst they decide whether the symptoms should be acknowledged and clinical/diagnostic tools and information made available to the medical profession.

AboutHumanRights Editor 03/06/2026 at 7:51 pm

@ugur hassan That sounds really serious and I'm sorry you went through it. Get hold of your full medical records from the surgery straight away (you have a legal right to them under GDPR), then ring the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) at the hospital that treated you. For free legal help, contact Mind's legal line on 0300 466 6463 or AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) on 0845 123 2352. You can also raise a formal complaint with the GMC about the GP.

ugur hassan 03/06/2026 at 7:46 pm

my GP giving to me with out my perrmission drugs benzodapines end i was in hospital i was just to paassaway and im very up set i need sum one to help me pls asap pls

AboutHumanRights Editor 17/05/2026 at 1:33 pm

@Gillian Foulds Your situation sounds appalling and you're right to be angry. On the redress side, keep an eye on the Patient Safety Commissioner's work following the Hughes Report, which set out recommendations for a mesh compensation scheme in early 2024; the government is still dragging its feet but any scheme will need evidence, so ask your consultant for a full written summary of your mesh history and complications now. Sling the Mesh campaign (Kath Sansom) is the best place for updates and to log your case. Also push your GP for a formal referral to a specialist mesh centre, as LS and erosion fall within their remit.

Gillian Foulds 11/02/2024 at 1:20 am

I am very concerned about my feelings of being gaslighted by just about everyone! I am a victim of the mesh implant I have filled forms in that many I can’t even remember which I have completed half of them I did on a previous mobile phone which I lost. Even though I thought my things were saved to the cloud but having searched I cannot find any. I was only allowed to have a partial removal of the mesh because to try and remove it all will be very dangerous to my health so I told by consultants and others. I live in constant pain I developed Lichen Sclerosis brought on by this horrific mesh still left inside me, incontinence is permanent! I can’t get things I require from my Gp because they say my condition is not recognized! Having researched LS it is in fact an autoimmune disease that will never clear up, I don’t even know if wearing normal sanitary pads irritate me or not. After having a number of falls in the last 12 months and breaking my collar bone, my ribs 3 times, my right wrist in September 2023 and more recently my left wrist on Xmas day, I have finally been referred for a bone density scan. My Gp referred me to the falls team and they were very good very helpful and have wrote to my Gp regarding my incontinence, it makes my blood boil I have been incontinent since 2004 hence the reason for the mesh, this eroded into my bladder wall in 2013 but was not examined by my Gp till 2016. I want to know how we are included in the financial redress if nobody knows or is even bothered by my health issues, I will never be 100% healthy because I still have mesh inside me.

Tt 31/05/2023 at 4:12 am

I had a baby a few years ago who was delivered at 7 months old. The doctors administer a drug to her without consulting me first. A day after they had me sign the consent. The baby died 3 days after. I need some advise.

tyson 19/09/2020 at 9:01 pm

If some one facing legal procedure in the court and he is suffering from dangerous deaces, the question If the court does not stop the procedure aginst this person is that consider as violation to right to medical treatment?

Jess 12/08/2019 at 2:43 pm

I should also add. There is no treatment on the NHS for my illness.

Jess 12/08/2019 at 2:41 pm

I have an illness which can be life threatening. I have felt that I was going to die on afew occasions because of my breathing and heart symptoms and I have almost needed tube feeding.

The NHS does not know my illness is life threatening or the tru nature of it. This is because my illness has been misrepresented by flawed research. The flaws have come to light however the misrepresentation has not been dealt with around the NHS so there is lots of stigma towards my illness.

I want to follow private treatment to get me better. I have no quality of life from this illness and I need hope that I can get better. However to get better I need additional social care and treatment. They are both interlinked. I can’t have one without the other. I have no been able to have a bedbath since April 2018 because of severe ill health.

I can’t get social care I need until I have an established primary health need. Ths is based on medical evidence.

I struggle to get medical evidence from the NHS and I have had to pay privately to get medical evidence.

However CHC would not take into account my private treatment or tests and this put my life at risk. But the risks are not recognised on the NHS. But without private treatment I could die.

The severe lack of quality of life has made me feel suicidal at times and I need hope that I will receive the help that I need.

The NHS will not support my private treatment. This means I am unable to access the NHS. As treatment interlinked with all my activity and communication and more.

Steve 22/03/2019 at 6:32 am

With a no deal Brexit predicted to lead to shortages of life-saving medicines, could the Government and Prime Minister be charged under article 2 of the Human Rights Act for any associated deaths?

Peregrine Carswell 04/10/2018 at 11:29 am

My case is more about administration of healthcare. Norway's health system treats people registered as living in Norway. Many who work in Norway but do not meet the criteria to be registered as living in Norway are forced to contribute to the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme but are denied benefits from it. I was told by an "emergency doctor" in Norway I needed a "GP". That was denied. I was given a sick note, I was denied sickness benefit. Later I was hospitalised by ambulance in Norway, invoiced for the cost of that treatment. That invoice was enforced by a debt collector eventually through the courts. I have read the ECHR can treat benefits as a pecuniary right and therefore a possession. Denying me enjoyment of one my possessions therefore breached my rights under Article 1 Protocol 1 and case law gaygusuz vs Austrai (september 1996)

Stokiedaz 20/09/2018 at 8:57 pm

Hi My wife just gave birth to our twin boys 8 weeks early at the royal stoke hospital which is one of the best in the contry our boys are 2.8lb and 3.1lb and doing ok we have learned today they plan on moving them to Telford which has had a lot of bad press regarding premeture babies we have two young children at home none of us drive and my wife is not recovering as fast as she should be as it was an emergency section what rights do we have to keep our boys here thanks in advance

Sharon 16/09/2018 at 1:38 am

I agree I am suffering by the nhs !! Refuse to get me the treatment I need !! Have mental health problems and an being discriminated against cry and scream in pain daily I can not bare to go on like this. sitting lying an waling are excruciating . No one is listening to me!! I am left tourched even not this is so hard and and painful!! my mid is going . I have no quality of life any more!! Please help some one an help the rest of the people that need help stop making us suffer at your expense!!!

STAG 30/07/2018 at 4:34 am

Chronic pain, peripheral neuropathy, charcot foot. Pain constant for over 15 years. Medication doesn't touch it. A bottle of whisky will knock me out, with overdose of tramadol and amyltryptaline.

I can't go on like it. Please give me the right to die.

mumamafia 30/04/2018 at 2:33 pm

hi,
4 years ago this aug I was treated for periphial t cell lymphoma stage 4. whilst having chemo I got cmv and in the death took the sight in my right eye. I was treated in hospital at the time but since I have been in remission I have had very bad flare up of cmv which have I believe lead to COPD and Phneumonia.
I have mentioned to the hemotologist im concerned about it, but no one has taken me seriously. no offer of blood checks (even if means sending to an expert. no medication, and no help from them whatso ever.
I have search the net for a few years and founda dr in USA who emailed me about a professor in London? how comes the hemotologist didn't use him. again I contacted them to say I was worried abt cmv. no one one offered any solutions but just tried to mug me off again. now I find yet another flare up. this time my own GP gave me meds on the advice of this professor I found and spoke to.he agreed to check my bloods for us and advise which meds.
so now I am on my 2nd month of meds, the cmv is slowly reducing in my blood tho it always leaves me exhausted. I have an appointment to see my hemo team and see what they are saying this time, because I believe this is a breach of my human rights. but im not an expert so please can someone enlighten me... where togo next or what to do, im so drained. thankin you all

AboutHumanRights Editor 13/04/2018 at 2:35 pm

We can't answer questions by email. If you want to take action against the drug companies you would need to speak to a legal professional. To change the law, medical evidence would be neeeded etc. Medicines and the way they, come to market, are sold and prescribed are stringently regulated in the UK as is the medical profession itself. To get the law changed, you'd need the backing of MPs and significant evidence.

Josh 12/04/2018 at 2:31 am

Hello, I was put on antidepressants at just 9yrs old and was left on them without sufficient monitoring for many years. At the time I was prescribed 2001/02
there was no labling surrounding discontinuation (withdrawal problems) or the increased risk of aggression, lability and stastical increase in suicidal behaviour in children adults adolescents under 25. Infant and child trials showed most antidepressants
Ineffective in this age group. The pharmaceutical company's had this trial data and held it back and marketed them illegally for children If my parents would have known these points they would not have made the decision in my interest in terms of risk/harm Ratio just for childood anxiety. Im 26 still on these drugs unemployed have attempted suicide and have suffered immensely when attempting to discontinue these drugs
I have no idea what the long term effects on me are, and or on a developing brain. What are my human rights if I was a minor and how would you go about changing the law so that young persons have rights and are safeguarded and protected from iatregenic harm caused by greedy business in the pharma sector regarding psychotropic and other potentially harmful practices. Thanks for reading, email me if possible.

carl7yg 02/04/2018 at 11:03 am

I am a 50 years old female diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 2 years ago but have had symptoms for at least 20 years. I was taking methotrexate and Cymbalta, as well as infusions of Remicade, nothing worked for me. All my pain was from my waist down and certainly not something I can stand. The only treatment that has been successful has been the taking of RA herbal remedy i purchased from Best Health herbal centre. I now wake up every morning without pain. I have been pain-free period for more than 4 months. I have regular blood tests and do not experience any of the side effects from taking the herbal remedy. Thank God this works for me. I feel great!.

Fritz 27/03/2018 at 9:21 pm

Q: my local gp us a failing practiceans has been for 6 yrs. I told them where to stick their gp surgeryand am now barred. Ive been sent a letter which says i can now only get medical treatment from outsidethe county and i can only phone them on teus between 9am and 12 noon. As a uk citizen is this a violation of myhuman rights as i cant afford the travel to go outside the county.

AboutHumanRights Editor 06/03/2018 at 11:45 am

We don't know sorry, you would really need to speak to a legal professional, armed with all the facts of your case.

Satonmybutt 03/03/2018 at 6:06 pm

In 2010 I had a knee replacement, since then every time I move that knee I am in ridiculous amounts of pain.
I was at the time reliant on a wheelchair anyway but I was still kayaking and able to self propel my chair for miles and would also go swimming.
Its now 8 years later and I am now basically housebound, I spent two years pleading with orthopaedic consultants to amputate my left leg above the knee but had no luck and had to stop as it was affecting my mental health.
They requested that I see a psychiatrist and she confirmed I wasn't requested due to mental health.
I am about to start the process of referals and asking again for an ampuation, I don't expect to walk but I would just like to move with out pain, the consultant said he would do it if he knew it would help. If I didn't have a knee joint, it wouldn't move and cause pain.
They did offer to fuse my leg, so no knee just one long leg but I am 6' 4" and that would cause problems like being in the wheelchair, I also wouldn't get in the car and on the toilet would be awkward etc.
What are my rights?
The consultants say they swore an oath do no harm but by refusing they have caused harm.
Being in pain is miserable, day after day with no end. I know I could possibly be in pain after but it wouldn't be made worse by moving.
Can I use the law to help me at least have a chance at being able to move without extra pain?

AboutHumanRights Editor 21/02/2018 at 3:38 pm

Curtains are usually left open so that medical staff can keep an eye on their patients. Ask the ward staff when you can leave your curtains closed and what/if there are any hospital rules.

KC 21/02/2018 at 9:41 am

As an independent patient in hospital who doesn't require monitoring by the nurses, what are my rights around protecting my privacy with the curtain? Am I entitled to keep it closed if I want it that way?

AboutHumanRights Editor 05/02/2018 at 11:45 am

We can't really comment on individual medical cases like this. If you want to investigate/question the actions of the original neuro surgeon, you should follow their complaints procedure intially.

Kate 02/02/2018 at 2:37 pm

My brother has stage 4 oesophageal cancer. While receiving treatment privately in london on 20th Dec 17 they discovered on a CT scan that the cancer had spread to his brain. One of the tumours was blocking the brain stem and therefore allowing fluid to build up in his brain. The neurosurgeon in London said that he needed a VT shunt to drain the fluid but felt it would be best he have this at home in Northern Ireland due to recovery etc. We had a consultation on 2nd Jan 18 in Belfast, the neurosurgeon initially stated that it was indeed urgent for him to have have a shunt inserted and explained what could happen if he didn’t. He was actually arranging this procedure for 3 days later. While at this consultation they were unexpectedly able to do an MRI scan, after reviewing this scan the neurosurgeon decided instead that he wanted to discuss my brothers case at an MDM on 5th Jan 18 as the MRI showed more tumours than what were present on the CT but he said he would call him after the meeting. At this point my brother had some manageable symptoms from the fluid build up (hydrocephalus) such as memory loss, confusion and slightly unsteady on his feet. Anyway after the meeting the neurosurgeon called and said they decided inserting a shunt would be of no neurosurgical benefit. On the 10th Jan 18, my brother deteriorated very quickly loosing power in his legs requiring a wheelchair, urinary incontinance, memory loss and severe cognitive impairment. All symptoms that the Belfast neurosurgeon stated could happen without surgical intervention. We were left with no choice but to take my brother to a neurosurgeon in Dublin who recognised straight away from both seeing him and reviewing the scans that my brother needed a vt shunt urgently and as such it was done the next morning. All presenting symptoms were alleviated immediately after the surgery and his quality of life has returned to normal. Obviously he still has stage 4 oesophageal cancer with tumours in his brain but for now he has a good quality of life and the procedure has certainly prolonged his life as we were told he would have continued to quickly deteriorate and eventually gone into a coma and died without having the surgery. My question is surely Belfast refusing him of this procedure was an infringement of his human rights, the right to prolong and improve his quality of his life even highlighting that what happened to him was likely to happen without the procedure.

mel 12/01/2018 at 4:40 am

my neighbors lied about me said I was running Rd with a knife and said I threatened to headbutt them this is all untrue I was aresTed and put in k3 mental hospital bolton were I was told id b staying against my will there was none evidencentre sup porting there claims so I got a mental health solicitor because I refused treatment they assaulted me by pinning me to a bed giving me depot injections and I'm still being forced to have them every two weeks I've had numerous tribunals but theye are saying to keep me outo of hospital they need give me these injections am I within my rights to phone the police and report harassment of neighbours and the hospital and my arm was put hard up my bk whend getting arrested it still hurts answers please I was also bullied in there and had my stuff stolen please help

Hank 09/12/2017 at 11:09 am

Is it legal for a doctor to change a patients medication without prior consent or a consultation?
Please email me a response

Go 06/12/2017 at 8:41 pm

My husband passed away in A&E Department 6 November 2015 , following airway obstruction , because he was not referred to an Lymphedema specialist after his cancer surgery 2014 which was removed .The paramedics and as well the A&ae Department Staff did not open his airways , apparently my husband did not want to live , so the health professionals mentioned ? A DNAR was signed against our wishes and informed consent , which my husband and myself are branded in writing as liars .I was phoned by an doctor am 6:15 6 November 2015 , and I was told my husband was unconscious dying , and just had his last breath .When I arrived at the hospital , I saw my husband dead , in a side room .My husband did have a Feeding Peg , which was in situ 2014 theatre put in , while he had his cancer surgery .What I discovered is my husband’s Feeding Peg was cut off the top half , and a sharp object stuck into the Tube .Like a needle .It is not my imagination and I am not hallucinated either , Hospital Staff denies that , but I can see better .Is that a kind of Human right breach and also Euthanasia none voluntary not agreed of the patients and next of kin

AboutHumanRights Editor 29/11/2017 at 11:37 am

Our website is purely for advice and we can't give direct help to people. Can you take a look at Young Minds ? There is a list of helplines that you can call.

Caitlin 28/11/2017 at 5:13 pm

I was 15 when i first told people i thought i had Asperger syndrome, i had all the traits and symptoms and i just wanted an opinion. I was thrown back and forth between my GP, Kams, and step 2 for over a year. When my GP FINALLY put in a referral to one of your childhood development centers for attempted suicide and an suspected autism, i was DENIED. The only reason they gave me was because i am over 16, so i was not classed as a child. But i'm also under 18, so i am not classed as and adult. What am i and why wont you see me? stop ignoring me please, i'm scared i will kill myself before i turn 18 and you stop ignoring me!

AboutHumanRights Editor 13/11/2017 at 12:02 pm

Assuming this was an NHS hospital, you could consider raising this with the Health Ombudsman

Tiff 10/11/2017 at 1:13 pm

Last night after an attempted suicide I was brought to the hospital by ambulance, my family was meeting me there. Got in and they just started poking me I would ask questions about my treatment, I was ignored. My family arrived they said no visitors. Which really freaked me out so I asked to call my lawyer, my nurse replied "do you have their number" I said no but call my dad and get it off him. And she said ahhh then no. I kept asking what my rights were in there they ignored every question I had. They neglected me when I'd hit the call button and was still ignored left to throw up all over myself finding myself crying "can someone please help me" my nurse finally came in and she said alright stand up I'll change the sheets, she did then left, came back with clean scrubs. Didn't ask to help me clean myself up or anything! I asked to call any of my emergency contacts that request was declined also! Bc it was late, they wouldn't let me talk to anyone! I asked if someone would stay with me since they wouldn't let my family in or let me call them. Brushed it off and no one ever came ... it's messed up Bc I have no wittiness to this neglect, she said if I didn't calm down I was going to
Be blue pages, which means I would not be able to leave. At this point all the medication I was taking was hitting me, I was paranoid and anxious so I tried to stop myself for asking anything due to getting blue papered .. I am home now and all I can think about is how DISGUSTED I was that no one ever explained one thing to me. I was ignored, it was like my life didn't matter to them. And they could
Get away with it Bc it's their words agains mine . I was crying to my nurse please let me call my mom I am so scared idk what's going to happen I'm freaking out she will calm me down. (And she would've too) I don't know what my options are? I want to make sure this behavior doesn't go unnoticed and it doesn't happen to anyone else.

AboutHumanRights Editor 23/10/2017 at 10:52 am

We can't give individual medical advice sorry. You are entitled to ask for a second opinion.

Lynne and 19/10/2017 at 11:16 am

My husband was going to have a mri scan but was told he couldn’t have on done because he had a coil in his head has this breached his human rights has he has had them in the past the coil is platelum so it doesn’t effect the mri scan

AboutHumanRights Editor 10/10/2017 at 12:09 pm

If your quality of life is really bad, you may be reconsidered. Unfortunately it might be a case of going back time and again to your GP. If your GP considers your lack of mobility is affecting your state of mind he/she might be able to back you up.

happylass 07/10/2017 at 8:54 pm

I have been fighting my local health trust for 3 yrs now. I have severe osteoarthritis in both my knees and i struggle to even walk 10 yrds. i have had to give up work and driving and am now reliant on an electric buggy to get anywhere. i struggle to shower below the waist or put on shoes or socks . My husband does all those for me . I am now on disability benefits . I went after arguing for 3 yrs to see a orthopedic surgeon who told me yes your knees are very bad but at 60 you are too young to have them operated on and even at 70 you may not get them done !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I was told if i have no quality of life and the knee pain is keeping me awake at night i could have them done , this is what is happening i cant do a blasted thing for myself anymore and am getting more and more crippled as the weeks go by YET i am too young .. What rights do i have if any and where do i go for advice on this . Im on morphine and Tramadol and still im in severe pain , im now getting suicidal with this

AboutHumanRights Editor 08/08/2017 at 2:38 pm

Yes a doctor usually knows best what medical treatments to prescribe.

Aj 07/08/2017 at 7:07 am

Can my doctor refuse me strong medication due to my "young" age if I'm in need of it ?

AboutHumanRights Editor 02/08/2017 at 12:15 pm

This will depend on the policy of your local doctor's practice or NHS primary care trust, so it would be better to contact them and ask.

Dolphin 30/07/2017 at 2:14 pm

I went on holiday for two weeks and my usual doctor prescribed my medication for 2 weeks when I came back I ordered my prescription which I have weekly and another doctor has refused my medication because he wants me to collect it daily from the pharmacy can my usual doctor override his decision

AboutHumanRights Editor 08/05/2017 at 11:46 am

Make a formal complaint about the difficulties in getting hold of the surgery at times that are convenient to you. If your medicine is being withheld speak to your local NHS Primary Care Trust for further help.

Type1 06/05/2017 at 3:33 pm

Hi i recently missed an apointment mith my diabetes nurse im type 1 and was busy at work and lost track of time and realised when i finished work ive rang the surgery a few times to book an apointment only to find im getting stuck on hold one day i was on hold for 40 mins during my lunch break so after trying a few days i gave up after 2 months i went to do my perscription online to find my insulin had been removed to which i was confused about as i need that to live when i returned home from work i had recieved a letter from my doctor stating i had to attend an apointment to get it put back on i attended only to be told i need a blood test done before they can put it back on again which ive had and once i phone up and speak with the nurse to have it put back on i feel ive been mistreated and im getting worried as im getting low on medication and if i run out i wont be able to eat and will become seriously unwell and end up in hospital or worse what can i do? I work hard and pay my taxes and shouldnt be denied medicine i need

Ruk 17/02/2017 at 10:25 am

Can somone please tell me can i bring my husband back home from hospital today

Ruk 17/02/2017 at 10:13 am

Hi my husband is in hospital under section 3 i have write a letter to the doctors to discharge him but they reject it i am so stressed out they are saying he is dangrouse to himself these are lies he is absoultey fine they are giving him wtong medication i have phone them not to give him he has really bad side effect with them i have phone so many time to speak with the doctors but they are not answering me back is there any way or anyone who can suggest me that can i bring my husband back home i dont want him to be or be treat in hospital can i do this i have 5 childrens i really dont know what to do is this possible if i just go to the hospital todey and bring my husband home i dont want him to stay in hospital

Smudge 28/12/2016 at 8:25 am

My mum has been prescribed 200mg of morphine sulphate tablets per day for arthritic pain. This is fairly mild she can still do all her housework and get out and about. I feel that since taking this she is not herself. She gets co fused, sweats profusely, cannot follow or hold much conversation and is falling. She has just had surgery because she fell and broke her wrist very badly. She visits GP alone and won't let us go with her. She is 78 years old. How do we address this? She was previously on fentanyl patches but not at this strength and these tablets have not been built up slowly to this dose ,?

AboutHumanRights Editor 16/12/2016 at 11:48 am

You could try making a formal complaint to the organiser of the group facility - perhaps consider putting it in writing.

RimwulfRandall 15/12/2016 at 2:09 pm

I am at a group facility for 4 hours the times a week for mandatory life saving treatment. Around 20 other patients and we learn to treat either each other respect and with basic understand that also includes proper language. But there is this one person who does curse when she doesn't get her way, she is in her right state of mind, and I understand her frustration but her cussing is disrespectful and is not harmless gets me "triggered". I want it to stop ahs I personally believe it's a danger to my state of mind. I either want her to stop or have her removed, she can yell until she's blue in the face but I saw the line at abusive language. What can I do?

Mary 07/12/2016 at 2:02 pm

My brother is held on a section 3 he's had his leave taken away because he refusing to take his New medication, he's said it gives him headaches. This has been going on for the past 4 months. Can they do this? or should they be offering another treatment?
Yes been out side once in 4 months.
Yes never hurt anyone however gets agitated because he feels like a prisoner. He has never been in trouble with the police.

AboutHumanRights Editor 05/12/2016 at 12:51 pm

You will have to seek profession legal advice for this situation.

duck 02/12/2016 at 8:26 am

My mom was admitted to hospital and was put on life support well when she came off of it the hospital allowed her to sign out telling us she was unstable we begged and pleaded with administration to send someone to speak with her so they can see she is not in her right mind and unable to make decisions qnd they refused when we got to hopsital my mom told me she got raped by 4 people while she was on there i clearly knew it wasnt true and knew she was out of it please tell me how i can go about filing a lawsuit for the way they treated her she ended up coded that night when we got her home like 3 hours after leaving hospital we got her to memphis and she passed away few days later please help

chucky 17/10/2016 at 6:29 pm

Wanting a little advice. My son is severly autistic with severe learning difficulties, behavioural problems, sensory processing disorder and adhd. When I was 3 1/2 mths pregnant I had dental problems and they xrayed my mouth. They ressured me this procedure was fine, but recently I read somewhere that having this procedure could have implications on an unborn child. Could you reassure me that what has happened to my son is just life and not down to the procedure I had.

Somehelpplease 03/10/2016 at 7:47 pm

Hi I would like some advise please...
I was diagnosed with herpes type 2 about 2 weeks ago. I am being told different things by different Dr. I feel my 2nd out break coming and was advised to go and get some anti virus tablets to prevent a bad out break. As apparently if you catch it early it avoids break out. I've been to my GP today and she has refused me my treatment and said she will refer me and that i dont need it. I have to live with what i have . Well by the time the referral happens I probably will be on my 3rd outbreak so I feel a bit helpless now. I really feel as if this is breaking my human rights. Maybe I'm wrong. But if they do help with the pain and itching why would I be refused it ?

AboutHumanRights Editor 09/09/2016 at 2:05 pm

If it's not detrimental to your health, then I guess it can. You'd be better checking with your local NHS trust.

cellochick 08/09/2016 at 6:22 pm

I have pernicious anemia. I get b12 injections every 10 weeks and have done for over 13 years. Today I have been told by the nurse that my surgery are forcing everyone to change to 12 weekly injections. Can they do this? O will be fighting this any advice would be very much appreciated.

anita79 23/07/2016 at 12:41 am

I have a complex situation that I need legal advice about. I'm going through a divorce and separated last year year when my ex found me talking to a guy online. He freaked out and because I had previous problens with depression due to mental abuse, where I commited myslef to the psych ward, he used this as leverage to petition me against my will back into the psych ward. While I was there, they put me on muktiple meds that made me severely mentally unstable. I spent the next 4 months in and out of hospitals because I was hallucinating, and since I was alone, I didn't know how bad I was but I went completely psychotic and was literally overdosed by the meds daily and almost died several times, was in and out of the hospital several times, meanwhile, he was slandering me to all my family and friends telling them I was doing drugs narcotics and ODing myself. He started a "smear campaign" and now that I'm off all the crazy meds and back to normal, I'm still dealing with the stigma of being crazy. I've been bullied and harrassed by his friends, disowned by my family and friends and local police don't take the abuse I suffer from him seriously becuase they think I'm just crazy too. Now that I'm going through the divorce, he keeps using it as a means to try to get my kids taken away, his lawyer keeps accusing me of being mentally unstable and even my own lawyer has stopped representing me after I told him what happened. While I was in the hospital, he stopped paying the bills, throwing my credit into bankruptcy status and he took the kids at the time and told CPS that I'm insane. Then he falsely claimed that the kids weren't allowed at their own home, and that I had supervised visitations. He only let me bring the kids over to visit me a couple times a week while he sat there and supervised, even though there was no open case at all. He made it all up, and now my reputation is trashed, my kids have suffered emotional trauma and he is abusive during visitations. He turned completely evil after he found the messages and violates my rights left and right. I'm not sure if I want to press charges or if I even have a case, but the snowball effect continues to grow from his initial lies about my mental stability. A lot of laws were broken, but he acts as though he did nothing wrong and treats me like crap. Any advice?

B1 10/06/2016 at 1:31 pm

Hi I was just wondering if someone could advise me. My wife has bee diagnosed with fibromyalgia and hyper flexible. Which she is now registered disabled however her work have given her two sickness warnings and she due to being off with this medical condition. Recently she has been in hospital as she got kidney stones and was in hospital for a few days her work have know given her a third and final warning. I was wondering if this unfair treatment and what are her human rights in this as from my point of view by giving her a 1st 2nd and know 3rd warning they have stated that she is not allowed to get medical treatment.??

nicola 18/05/2016 at 3:58 am

Im desperate for help im total devestated and cant bear to see the doctor its soul destroying to be treat like im a liar and not helped at all heres a bit of what im going through. Im having trouble coping on 10.12.2014 i lost the plot. I cant realy remember why the police were at my house,but i was going to fight them i wasnt bothered what happened to me if id of had a gun id of tried to use it. I was off my head screaming i was getting set up when i was held assesed and sectioned for 28days,but i needed help id never want to hurt people. I had a couple of days were i didnt want to talk to anyone in a very serious ward in the mental health hospital rosebury park used to be saint lukerg hospital. I signed away my right to appeal as advised because i remembered my thoughts and swearing and realy vile mental behaviorfter 2 days i said sorry for how i was and had meals and came out my room i liked being there i felt like it was a holiday i was told id get help with housing because i was realy close to someone who sold heroin and had teenage lads in the house 20 of them or more constantly and they wer on any drugs they could get the violence tortured me there was blood curdlin screads from them fighting and my oldest sons that age the police would want to go through my house and out the back to catch drug dealers burglers the lot. People wif meat cleavers thought my house was tthat house i thought my sons not going to be arond it he wasnt safe physicaly or mentally so he livtes with hes dads mam and dad. After ten days at the hospitaka i was told i had a 1 nyt leave,i had been told i wudnt come back so my bedrooms and other stuff was all cleared out . I had to be back by a certin time the next day. I got ther with my stuff and i was told i wasnt goin back in and to go home,since then iv rang the crisis team,the ward i was in,and the doctors and been to my doctor begging him for help,but ive had nothing i dont know what it was put down as ive had no aftercare iv begged for my doctor to please refare me to a psyciatrist or something i realy needed help i had a mushed up brain iv relearne spellin g and maths but i just remember anything im on jobseekers alowance but im getting tortured of the housing benefit and im so in need of help i dont owe them the money but theqg taking it im gettin £70 a fortnite and fined off the tv licence,water,the housing and more im goin to get jaii if i dont sort things out i cant do it im now in agony i have severe heartburn at least 3 weeks out of 4,i feel like ther is a hole in my tube that i swallow foodtwith the acid seems to spill out of the hole and burn my ribs i cant eat wen it happens i4 about 2weeks,coz it feels like my tube isnt connected to my stomach qgt seems to stay just above wer the hole feeling my pain feels sadistic. My heart pounds iv got high blood pressure and i am suffering with extreme anxiety i have no1 i dont go out the door most days iv lost my friends family kids and life my gas has been cut off

Dee 25/04/2016 at 4:31 pm

Hi. A child with behavioural problems and because he fears the perpetrator of domestic violence breaking into his mums house at night he sleeps at his grandparents every night and goes home every morning.
All mental health professionals in particular CAMHS and education services, in particular the Medical Education Team (MET) are refusing to give the child the help he needs until he is sleeping at his own home every night.

Question: Are mental health professional and educational services legally allowed to make such a
demand to a parent on when they will help the child, because surely where the child sleeps every night is not only non of their business but it is also irrelevant to the help they can give him.
Thanks
Dee

Tintinka25 05/04/2016 at 5:01 pm

I work in a healthcare as a contractor (frontline ambulance). Today, I received an email stating if I won't get a flu vaccine I won't be able to do any work for this particular NHS trust. Is this actually legal? Patients have a choice, I don't (other than losing my job). I am normally very fit and well and have never been off sick with flu or any other health problems.

Vancomycin 01/04/2016 at 6:13 pm

As of December 2014 I have been suffering with Ulcerative Colitis/Crohns.
My condition is refractory to the mainstream medications on offer and for the past year I have been trying to obtain a prescription for Oral Vancomycin.
However my GP and Gastroenterologist refuse to prescribe this medication and have offered no satisfactory reason for not doing so!
It is my strong believe that my condition is due to Dysbiosis (a Bacterial imbalance in the GI tract).
Furthermore, this is a view shared by many professionals and research and double blind trials have proven that Vancomycin offers the very best chance of remission and taken for a prolonged period may even be curative.
Unfortunately this antibiotic is expensive and I suspect is the reason for it not being readily prescribed.
I would really appreciate your feedback on this and any advice would be very helpful.

Kind regards Mark

AboutHumanRights Editor 29/03/2016 at 11:46 am

You are entitled to ask to see another GP for a second opinion. Has your GP given you a reason for stopping the B12 injections?

Andrew 26/03/2016 at 12:35 pm

I have suffered with M S for over 20 years but fortunately I have been able to control it with fort nightly injections of vitamin B12. Unfortunately I have a new GP and she has stopped them . I have seen the Neorologist and he will not override her decision , however he continues to proscribe the vitamin to other patients. Am I being discriminated against and should I sue? I Adam really very ill without the injection.PUN

Apsaint1 21/11/2015 at 11:14 pm

I have a court settlement with for lifetime coverage State Compensation Insurance Fund in California settled in 1992. Everything was fine until 2014 when they stopped paying for all medications and procedures prescribed by my pain management physician,

I have been suffering from extreme chronic pain and depression due to my back, shoulder and knee damages due to an on the job injury.
I have taken them to Workmans compensation Court twice and nothing became of it, they will still not pay for any meds or procedures.

Is there anything I can d do to force them to restore my coverage and is this now considered a Human Rights Issue?
I am 66 years old and on SSI and cannot pay for medications as they are forcing me to do despite a lifetime court order?

I would appreciate some help with this issue of non compliance.

Thank You.

Macy Bud 19/11/2015 at 6:57 am

Hi, I have suffered depression since my daughter was born 9 years ago & it has got worse in recent years due to major family problems, I have been on so many anti depressants it's shocking! Out of them all I found one that helped my depression but I'm very prone to headaches & after weeks of being on it the headaches start & become 24/7 & so unable to have normal like sadly have to stop them, I am now referred again to a good cpn who has told me of a similar med to Duloxetine which is the one that helped but caused the major headaches so he told me of a similar one call Venaflaxine (could be wrong spelling sorry) but said it's hard to get on it as its a far more expensive one so rarely used, but he feels it could be worth a try but he has to see the psychiatrist to get it prescribed & they wouldn't do it & gave me Setraline which Iv been on before & made me feel worse, more suicidal thoughts plus they made the headaches, so I don't know where I stand as far as do I have I right to demand these more expensive meds to try, they could work or not but surely after years of trying every other meds I deserve a chance to try this, I'm only still here because of my daughter & want to get better but I'm loosing the hope as the time & I also have a bad spine injury from a job I did age 21, but was young & fit so recovered well but it has really deteriorated so I'm on lots of strong meds, I'm 43 & can only walk ten mins without it going into major pain & spasms & have to stop & they say I don't "qualify" for an mri to see if anything can be done but physio say the damage is too bad for physio to help & have only referred me to pain clinic for stronger meds for it! Can anybody help as I know things are there that could help me or give me chances but I'm being refused them, is that allowed, I'm desperate to be better but feel I'm getting held back, any advice please on my rights? Thanks x

AboutHumanRights Editor 27/08/2015 at 12:39 pm

In general the age differentiations are based on medical evidence. If your GP thought a smear test would help with your situation we're sure they would have arranged this regardless of the age for standard testing.

northamptonshirelass 26/08/2015 at 6:46 pm

this is a question. I am a Governor for a mental health trust and carry out patient experience groups with the Team Leader on the rehab ward. One of these is a locked female rehab ward so all patients are detained under the MHA Section 3. There is a policy within the Trust that medications should be given to patients within one hour of starting the medication dispensing on that ward, this means that anyone asking for therir medications after that hour will be told that they have refused their medication for that time e.g. 8am, and the nurses write refused on the medicine chart despite the patient asking for it. If this is a once a day medication which should be given at 8am, the patient then is not able to get that medication until the next day.

I see this as withholding medication from the patient and wonder if there is anything under the human rights act that can compel the nurses to give the medication outside the hour. Or within the mental health act?

I would appreciate advice on this matter.

Celia

babs 25/08/2015 at 1:50 pm

being the age of 65 or 69and or 70. restrickting the elderly in this country for certaine tests for the detection of cancer is inhumaine and and robs the elderly of there human rights to survive in order to correct it in time to save a life,it deprives one of there human rights dignity an pride. This gives some Docters the power to restrict paitents give up hope depression sets in which is not a deppression that is caused through medication but through those in powers that be and flouts mankinds human rights to live and survive when could be saved if cancer is detected earlier no matter what age. I am 69 and not had a smear test for many years i suffer with HSV/2 which can cause cancer of the cervex i felt paine there recently and explained this to my doctor at my syrgery but have been refused a smear test because of my age how barberick is this becoming when your rights are stripped of this. i have woked all my life as an engineer and nursing right to retirement at the age of 60 became disabled due to multiple medical disorders. I am an Inovator. My Husband and i where born in Britain we are a mixed married couple. But they say there is no racielizm in the NHS Not true as i have experienced with certaine Doctors and Specialist when attending appointments for my medical problems.

AboutHumanRights Editor 20/08/2015 at 10:16 am

Why not ask for a second opinion or referral to a fertility clinic/appointment? The fact that you have had allergic reactions to different substances may or may not be a factor, but the medical professional do generally know best.

Lou 19/08/2015 at 10:36 am

11 yrs ago i had 1 shot of the depo contraceptive jab and within 24hrs hours i started heavily bleeding. To the degree that the bleeding was very heavy for nearly a year! Since then i have been on no form of any other contraceptive as my doctor advised me its the extra horemone that made me react to it. Also the pesery gel they give you to induce you during labour also gave me an allergic reaction that my blood pressure crashed and my babies heart rate dropped alot! So 11yrs of going to the doctors asking why im not getting pregnant to being fobbed off with your still young (nearly 30 now) but when i explain about the allergic reaction i had which is on my medical notes doctors ALWAYS give me a funny look and brush it off. Not 1 of them realise what this is doing to my mental health... not 1 of them care! So after reading MANY reports and statements and various information about the effects it can have again no doctor will listen or do any proper investigation into why im not getting pregnant! So after reading what the depo jab does i KNOW theres something that can be done i know that this could be easily sorted but if only SOMEONE will listen to me and help me! I have had 2 long term relaionships 1 ended because i wasnt getting pregnant then left me and their new partner was pregnant in months and now another long term relationship is going downhill because i cant give them what they want, what i want myself! Who do i turn to to listen to me. How many more years and tears am i gna have to go through before someone will say no this isnt right and further investigation needs to be done!? I dont know who to turn to. Can anyone help?

Owly Lou 13/07/2015 at 6:11 pm

What is your thoughts on this - a person living in a supported housing scheme for mental health problems. They have alcohol issues and 'trying' to reduce consumption. They had an aneurysm and had a stroke approx 10 years leaving one side of their body with limited use. Their GP has strongly 'advised' against taking medication whilst drinking, even after one drink therefore staff are faced with not being able to make medication available at these times. At times the person becomes really distressed because of this, mainly due to really waning pain relief, antipsychotic and their sleeping tablet. At times the person will tell lies about the amount they have consumed or wait until they get night mess then drink. Where do staff stand with this with regards to human rights when a person is so distressed needing pain relief or wanting to sleep after having consumed under lets say for example 4 tins of cider? And is this a denial of the persons human rights asking for their medication and not getting it?

Billy 123 05/07/2015 at 10:27 am

I need help and justice for my 34 old son who's been locked away for 13yrs under section 3 where in the world can help me as a mother I've been fighting yrs now no one cares please if someone can advise me I've tried everything and everyone im being ignored it's going to be to late soon he needs out of that hell hole he's in please help me

Ricky 10/05/2015 at 11:06 am

I suffered a severe cerebral contusion in 1977 while serving abroad in the Royal Navy. Nobidy knows what happened to me, even I do not know. After getting repatriated the RN did not diagnose the severity of the injury but said I was 'very very slow character with abnormal cerebration'. I was sent back to work despite having the developmental age of a five year old. A few weeks later I broke my wrist after coming of a motorbike I had just bought. I was quickly given a neuropsychological examination which was fraudulently recorded and I was sent back to work again. I never realised that the people who I worked with had been informed about my head injury and my behaviour was tolerated. I had no 'insight' into my condition and how I was perceived. This went on for thirty years as I struggled through life and I went to see my GP about my head injury in 2007. He said what head injury. This led to me claiming a War Pension and through a lot of research into how I was treated and trying to get details from the RN. I was eventually awarded a small war pension in 2010 which was back dated to 1993 when I left the RN. I have been fighting that case to have my pension increased and in 2011 I had realised that my Human Rights had been violated because essential medical rehabilitation treatment had been withheld from me. But Upper Tribunal Judge DS Burns whose wife happens to represent the MOD in Scotland said I had not suffered enough abuse. In 2010 I discovered for the first time that my injury was a depressed fracture of the Glabella, a severe cerebral contusion, hyponatreamia, hydrocephalus comunicans and 27 days comatose / unconscious. Nobody never told me that I did not make a 100% recovery.

mohammed 18/04/2015 at 9:13 pm

Thanks for your advices great information.

AboutHumanRights Editor 08/04/2015 at 12:56 pm

@bubby. Make a formal complaint via the hospital's complaints procedure. If you are not satisfied contact the

bubby 06/04/2015 at 3:56 am

My son suffers from a mental illness and is very unwell he is very quite and causes no problems even thought he is unwell he is very guarded and doesn't take in what is said to him
my son has been assaulted by this other patient he was head butted on his mouth and now his top teeth are lose my son refused to call the police because he is worried and staff did not call the police.
When I spoke to staff about my son they said that he was there at the wrong time and did not go in his room when was told to and at the same time they said to me my son is not taking in what is said to him so how can he understand that he might be hurt if his not taking in what is said to him

Can you please tell me what are my son's rights.
Thank you

Jason Naillieux 22/10/2013 at 12:24 am

When I was a miner I was given medication by Dockers without my parents consent or knowledge and with out my consent. This went on for a period of 7 to 10 years. I was also given experimental drugs and was experimented on by being "tested" on with mixing different drugs together during that period and ended up od-ing and was sent to a psychiatry hospital for the mentally impaired and not a hospital. I was wondering if your law firm knows about this stuff. I am 29. I was reading in a book and found a case that sounded like what happen to me. I guess there was a bounce of this type of cases in the late 1990's and so they got a nick name called "The million dollar handshake." I read about it in a book called the Civil code of procedures book 3 or 4 called actions and I guess its one of those case that once I'm comfortable with talking or suing I can go to a lawyer and let them know what happen. I think its called estoppels or accrual or something. In the book i mentioned, as I was reading it was like reading a page out of my life. like i was followed around and wrote about. The book and my real life acounts where excatly the same. There is a lot of other things also but the Code of civil procedures book did not mention anything about it. Like being forced to lay on a bed and being striped to it around the age of 6. I'm really not to sure but I believe congress ruled in about 2009 that they wanted to talked to all the people that this had happen to and there is on accrual. I dont even know what accrual is. I read it in the book of civil procedures and it basically said there's not any. I think its called that? I think that striping a child to a bed and the way that i was striped to a bed and the type medication that was forced into me is all illegal. i also think that once congress ruled thay outlawed the type of meIdication that was forced into me. I was only 6 and as I wrote this went on for about 12 years. I've never had any type of mental problems and don't know why after oding as a baby I would end up in a mental hospital. I don't know about the type of remedy for this type of abuse and all, but I've heard that some lawyers help people and I would like to talk to someone about all this. I believe I'm ready to.

Anton 08/08/2012 at 12:56 pm

I am disabled receiving high rate care component Disability living allowance, low rate mobility allowance and been a vulnerable adult being subjected to torture since 2009, I have been refused medical help at local hospitals, the university of Durham hospital. I was then arrested by Police in Durham under section 136 and taken to Lanchester Road hospital to be assesesed. I have been arrested by police under 136 after climbing Newcastle Tyne Bridge with some rope to hang myself. I am a suicide risk but I'm not insane when I saw a fire engine below I have been in a fire and I know how fast fire spreads, I was not willing to put others lives at risk so I came down to be arrested by police. Under 136 your entitled to documents as to why you have been detained your rights and a copy of the assessment that revealed the reason as to why I had climbed the bridge which was due to the failings of the Police, Social Services, Health Authority and local council that I was reacting to ie psychology

At Lanchester Road I was not given this info, although I had been on the phone to request what I was legally entitled to, I was informed I would need to put it on writing so I did sent it 1st class recorded so I got a signature, I still have not revived this now there saying I was not at Manchester Lanchester Road.

I was refused help at Carlise infermary, I drove from Newcastle to Poneifract to self admit my self however I was turned away at 04:00am

I am a suicide risk and take medication to stop me feeling suicidal that of 3 x 5ml Diazipam per day which at first 2 year ago 1 would knock me out perfect as its not nice when your feeling suicidal 2 years on the same dose no longer have the same affect, I asked for only 1 more as my situation is ten times worse I was refused 1 more tablet

I know my life is hanging on a thread in these days no one cares any more

anton

carole 14/03/2012 at 10:52 am

how is a prisoner who has tried to hang himself and is left with brain damage treated i.e has a prisoner or a patiant

jccscc2445 24/02/2012 at 11:52 am

i was sentenced to 8 months in prison for contempt of court, I was told that i had different rights as a civil, unconvicted prisoner. I Knew i was able to recieve visits every day and spend as much as was available in my account on my canteen (without the restrictions convicted prisoners face.). other than these, there wasnt a prisoner officer from either hmp holloway or hmp styal that could enlighten me to the rest of my rights as a civil prisoner!
On looking up in the library, i read that as a civil prisoner (unconvicted) should under no circumstances be expected to share a cell with a convicted prisoner (which i was), it stated that friends and relatives could send tobacco and tobacco products into me (which i was out right refused) and another was that i should only mix with convicted prisoners should i want to myself.
Can you please tell me if i am right in believing that my rights had been breeched. i feel that this is an issue that needs to be brought to light, due to the growing number of civil prisoners in this country.
Please help thank you

dawn&gwyn 08/02/2012 at 9:45 pm

My son was sentenced to a custodial sentence in a prison in Wales before he went into prison he was victim of a road traffic accident on his motorbike where he sustained various injuries to his shoulder and wrist, he had various appointments at hospital booked but the prison failed to take him to arranged appointments, his injuries have worsened whilst in prison and my sons bone is now pertrududing through his skin in his shoulder, he is also suffering with severe pain in the shoulder and numbness in his hands, the prison has failed in the duty of care

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