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| Alfie Evans: Hospital prevents ill boy's transfer to Italy | Alfie Evans: Hospital prevents ill boy's transfer to Italy |
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| A hospital trust prevented a 19-month-old with a mystery illness being transferred to Italy in a row over life-support treatment, a court heard. | |
| Doctors at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital believe it is in Alfie Evans' best interests to stop "mechanical ventilation". | Doctors at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital believe it is in Alfie Evans' best interests to stop "mechanical ventilation". |
| His parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, disagree and want him to be moved to a hospital in Rome. | His parents, Tom Evans and Kate James, disagree and want him to be moved to a hospital in Rome. |
| Mr Justice Hayden said no decisions would be made until the New Year. | Mr Justice Hayden said no decisions would be made until the New Year. |
| The hospital described Alfie as being in a "semi-vegetative state". | The hospital described Alfie as being in a "semi-vegetative state". |
| The judge is overseeing the case at a public hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. | The judge is overseeing the case at a public hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London. |
| He was told that Alfie suffered from a progressive neurological condition but there was no precise definition of what was wrong with him. | He was told that Alfie suffered from a progressive neurological condition but there was no precise definition of what was wrong with him. |
| Mr Justice Hayden said: "My starting point is that absolutely everyone in this courtroom has the same objective; everyone wants to do the best for Alfie." | Mr Justice Hayden said: "My starting point is that absolutely everyone in this courtroom has the same objective; everyone wants to do the best for Alfie." |
| Alfie's parents want him to be removed from Alder Hey and taken to the Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome and have launched an internet petition asking for support. | Alfie's parents want him to be removed from Alder Hey and taken to the Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome and have launched an internet petition asking for support. |
| They said the hospital would give him a tracheotomy and a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) to allow him to be fed through his stomach. | They said the hospital would give him a tracheotomy and a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) to allow him to be fed through his stomach. |
| The family's solicitors sent a letter to Alder Hey stating that Alfie would be removed on Monday and flown to Italy by private air ambulance but the hospital trust refused, the court heard. | The family's solicitors sent a letter to Alder Hey stating that Alfie would be removed on Monday and flown to Italy by private air ambulance but the hospital trust refused, the court heard. |
| It argues that Bambino Gesu has a similar belief that care for Alfie should be palliative. | It argues that Bambino Gesu has a similar belief that care for Alfie should be palliative. |
| The judge offered to visit Alfie in hospital. Outside court Mr Evans said he was "overwhelmed" by this offer. | The judge offered to visit Alfie in hospital. Outside court Mr Evans said he was "overwhelmed" by this offer. |
| "Alfie will do all he can to show the judge he has got life," he said. | "Alfie will do all he can to show the judge he has got life," he said. |
| He said Christmas would be "cherished" and "we will treat him like a newborn again." | He said Christmas would be "cherished" and "we will treat him like a newborn again." |
| Barrister Rebecca Foulkes, one of a number of lawyers representing Alfie's parents, said the plan was for the couple and doctors to mediate prior to any trial. | Barrister Rebecca Foulkes, one of a number of lawyers representing Alfie's parents, said the plan was for the couple and doctors to mediate prior to any trial. |
| The judge said a full hearing would take place in February. | The judge said a full hearing would take place in February. |