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Ethics of treating children and young people
Providing treatment to children and young people is not usually problematic but occasionally issues do arise. Here we look at some of the key legal and ethical issues relating to the provision of treatment for this group of patients.
BMA guidance
Consent in paternity testing
This guidance sets out doctors’ legal and ethical responsibilities when asked to assist with paternity testing.
BMA guidance
Children and young people ethics toolkit
This toolkit sets out the legal and ethical factors doctors need to consider when providing care and treatment for children and young people such as consent, refusal of treatment and confidentiality.
BMA guidance
Shared parental leave
SPL (Shared parental leave) is a statutory right which provides eligible parents with more flexibility in how they share the care of their child in the first year following birth or adoption.
BMA guidance