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Ashya King parents to discuss Prague treatment with Malaga hospital | Ashya King parents to discuss Prague treatment with Malaga hospital |
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The family of Ashya King has met with medics to discuss plans for him to be sent to Prague for treatment. | |
The Proton Therapy Centre has arranged for a medically-equipped private plane to take Ashya from Spain. | |
Ashya's family has met with doctors and members of the local health authority at the hospital he is being treated in Malaga. | |
The family lawyer said Ashya was in a "perfect condition to travel" and was playing with his family and toys. | |
Doctors have now seen documents showing the Prague clinic has accepted the five-year-old as a patient. | Doctors have now seen documents showing the Prague clinic has accepted the five-year-old as a patient. |
An expert panel of physicians have agreed to discuss the transportation details and additional treatment needed according on Monday at 08:00 BST. | |
A hospital spokeswoman said transport arrangements were "still to be decided". | A hospital spokeswoman said transport arrangements were "still to be decided". |
'Inhuman and barbaric' | |
Parents Brett and Naghemeh King were given permission by the High Court to take him to the Czech Republic for Proton Beam Therapy. | Parents Brett and Naghemeh King were given permission by the High Court to take him to the Czech Republic for Proton Beam Therapy. |
The spokeswoman said doctors would not release Ashya from their care until they were completely happy suitable arrangements were in place. | |
The Proton Therapy Centre in Prague said it would be ready to treat him four to five days days after they have carried out further tests and adapted a new treatment plan. | The Proton Therapy Centre in Prague said it would be ready to treat him four to five days days after they have carried out further tests and adapted a new treatment plan. |
A spokeswoman for the clinic said legal and administrative requirements first had to be met. | |
Doctors in Prague will meet early on Monday morning to review Ashya's medical notes from the Malaga hospital where he has been treated for the past week. | |
They will then decide whether he can travel. | |
Ashya's grandmother, Patricia King, has meanwhile condemned the way his parents have been treated by the British authorities as "inhuman" and "barbaric". |