0-18 years: Guidance for all doctors

Question 1

What factors are considered to be irrelevant or discriminatory factors when making decisions regarding a child’s best interest?

Answer 1

Behaviour
Disability
Appearance

Question 2

What impression is it important that you avoid giving to children regarding use of services? How may this be done?

Answer 2

That services can’t be accessed without a parent.

This may be done directly, through reception staff or in any other way

Question 3

Under what exceptions should information be hild from children or young people regarding their condition?

Answer 3

If it would cause them SERIOUS harm

If they ask you to, because they would prefer someone else to make descisions for them

Question 4

When can you provide treatment without consent (from either the child if competent or the parent or court)?

Answer 4

If treatment is required to save the life or or prevent serious deterioration of their health

Question 5

What are the different components that make up assessing capacity?

Answer 5

Understand
Retain
Use 
Weigh up
Communicate decision

Question 6

At what age is a child usually presumed to have the capacity to consent?

Answer 6

Age 16

Question 7

In what circumstances should information be shared without consent?

Answer 7

When there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure
When you judge that the disclosure is in the best interests of a child or young person
When disclosure is required by law