The Supreme Court has ruled that the doctors involved in the care of two terminally ill children, Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi, can be publicly named. This decision came after their parents sought to share their stories following disputes over life support treatment in 2018 and 2019. The ruling emphasized the importance of balancing freedom of speech with the need for protecting medical professionals, concluding that public interest in patient care outweighed confidentiality concerns. The court dismissed appeals from NHS trusts seeking to maintain anonymity for the doctors involved in these sensitive cases.
"Weight can be given to the importance of protecting the medical and other staff of public hospitals against unfounded accusations and consequent abuse."
"However, the court should also bear in mind that the treatment of patients in public hospitals is a matter of legitimate public interest."
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