Navigating a child's best interest: the essential role of palliative care

Title

Navigating a child's best interest: the essential role of palliative care

Creator

Craig F

Publisher

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Date

2023

Subject

Child; Palliative Care; child; human; palliative therapy; Only Child; note

Description

In June, 2023, BBC One aired Jack Thorne's highly anticipated series Best Interests, the fictional story of Marnie (played by Niamh Moriarty), a teenager with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, whose rapid health deterioration forces her family to face the complexity of reaching a decision regarding what next steps are in her best interest. The medical team feel that withdrawing ventilation, to allow Marnie to die, is the best (and only) course of action but her mother Nicci (Sharon Horgan) disagrees, prompting a legal hearing.

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Citation List Month

October List 2023

Collection

Citation

Craig F, “Navigating a child's best interest: the essential role of palliative care,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed April 28, 2024, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/19317.