TERMINALLY-ill baby Charlie Gard could soon be moved to a hospice and allowed to die.

A High Court judge set a timetable for the final stage of 11-month-old Charlie’s life after what could have been the final hearing in the case on Wednesday.

Mr Justice Francis has heard that Charlie’s parents and doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London cannot agree on hospice care plans for the youngster.

The judge said Charlie will move to a hospice if the dispute cannot be settled by noon on today (Thursday) and life-support treatment would end shortly after he arrives.

Mr Justice Francis, who has analysed disputes at hearings in the Family Division of the High Court, said the time had come for a decision to be made.

Charlie’s parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard wanted to be given time to reach agreement over end-of-life plans for their son.

Ms Yates walked out of Wednesday’s hearing in tears after the judge set the timetable. She yelled: “I hope you are happy with yourselves.”

Ms Yates and Mr Gard had initially said they wanted 11-month-old Charlie to spend days with them at home before dying.

Great Ormond Street doctors said it was not practical to provide life-support treatment to Charlie at the couple’s home for days. They said a hospice would be a better plan, and they said life-support treatment should end shortly after Charlie arrived at a hospice.

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