The Weekly Law Reports
[2022] 4 WLR 35
Queen’s Bench Division
Traylor and another v Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust
[2022] EWHC 260 (QB)
2022 Jan 18–21, 24; Feb 10
Johnson J
Human rights— Life— Breach— Patient of NHS trust relapsing after failing to take medication— Patient suffering psychotic episode and seriously injuring daughter— Patient himself injured when shot by police— Whether trust liable to patient and daughter— Whether failing to take reasonable steps to protect daughter against known risk to life—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), s 6, Sch 1, Pt I, arts 2, 3