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Children and consent to medical treatment

G Korgaonkar, D Tribe

British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)

|April 8, 1993

Abstract:

In English law, a person aged 16 or over may give valid consent to medical treatment. Under the age of 16, a person who is of sufficient understanding and intelligence may also give valid consent. The right to withhold consent is not comparable.

Keywords:

Children Act 1989 (Great Britain)Gillick v. West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA Legal Approach Professional Patient Relationship Re J (A Minor) (Medical Treatment)

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