Children and medical consent lecture-online today

[SuperSange]

This just popped up on my Facebook; it's an online lecture regarding children and medical consent. Thought it may be of interest as it specifically mentions older children, and where there may be a conflict between medical opinion and child's opinion.

[Motorina]

If it's of interest, the BMA's guide on consent and young people is at www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/ethics/children-and-young-people/children-and-young-people-ethics-toolkit and is pretty comprehensive.

The GMC also has guidance www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/0-18-years

[nocoolnamesleft]

Missed it, but I am told they tend to appear on youtube in time. In the meantime, however, www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/children-medicine there are links on the page to the slideset and a transcript of the presentation.

[CarrotSticks23]

You can't really do a talk on children and consent without gillick competence! Tbh I hope it goes a lot deeper than basic understanding of Gillick competence. Consent and teenagers can be really complex

[SuperSange]

I'm hoping it's mentioned.

[Standrewsschool]

Gillick

Does it relate to Gillick competence where children under 16 can be deemed to understand the medical treatment and make decisions for themselves?