University Hospitals Birmingham: NHS trust involved in legal battle with teen over her death named

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The NHS trust involved in a legal battle with a teenager over her treatment before her death can now be named as University Hospitals Birmingham.

Sudiksha Thirumalesh, 19, who had a rare mitochondrial disorder, was fighting the trust in court over their decision to move her on to palliative care.

The Court of Protection heard Ms Thirumalesh wanted to travel to North America for a potential clinical trial, described as "experimental".

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/teenager-who-died-after-nhs-legal-battle-over-treatment-allowed-to-be-named-12967502

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