Cases
- A County Council v A Mother & Ors [2005] EWHC 31 (Fam) (18 January 2005) (Ryder judgment)
- Y (Fact-Finding: Fabricated Illness) [2018] EWHC 4020 (Fam) an FII case in which I represented the local authority
- Re C (Children: Fact Find: Medical Presentation) [2020] EWFC B1
- Lancashire v S (Fabricated Illness) [2015] EWFC 61
Articles & Guidance
- Caregiver-Fabricated Illness in a Child: A Manifestation of Child Maltreatment Article in the American Academy of Pediatrics from 2013 – overview of how / what happens and how often & advice about diagnosis emphasising the need for multidisciplinary involvement
- Community Care podcast on FII presented by Gretchen Precey ISW and Dr Paul Davis, Paediatrician (2019)
- Dr. Marc Feldman’s Munchausen Syndrome, Malingering, Factitious Disorder, & Munchausen by Proxy Page Dr Feldman has written a book in 2018: Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception (available on Amazon as hard copy or kindle edition) and is a long-standing expert having written over 100 articles.
- Mothers Against Munchausen by Proxy Allegations – MBPS – MSP not updated for a long time but still some useful stuff on here
- RCPCH Guidance includes the 2009 guidance and the update in 2013
- Safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or has been induced Govt 2008 (opens pdf file)
