Libby Holding: Why Lasting Power of Attorney is in everyone's best interest

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Libby Holding explores a recent court case of whether a care home patient with dementia should be given the Covid-19 vaccine against her son's wishes or not

We continue to live in a world where the Covid-19 pandemic touches nearly every element of our lives, with plenty of media activity surrounding the current national lockdown, and the rollout of the largest vaccination programme in British history. Naturally, the speed at which the vaccinations have been developed and approved has attracted some attention, both in terms of the incredible scientific feat that has been achieved, but also by others with some concern as to the reliability of the testing that has been undertaken and the potential side effects of a new vaccine to a still relati...

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