Handling request for non-disclosure of clinical information in paediatrics.
- Author:
Sok Bee LIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Lim.Sok.Bee@kkh.com.sg
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Clinical Competence;
Communication;
Decision Making;
Ethics, Medical;
Humans;
Parent-Child Relations;
Patient Rights;
ethics;
Pediatrics;
ethics;
Physician-Patient Relations;
ethics;
Practice Patterns, Physicians';
Truth Disclosure;
ethics
- From:Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
2011;40(1):56-58
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Non-disclosure in Paediatric Practice is a controversial issue. There was a time when the care of children was solely the responsibility of parents and any decision with respect to treatment or non-treatment would have been the joint responsibility of the parents and of the attending medical professionals. This practice, viewed as adopting a more paternalistic approach, has been challenged in many parts of the world. In essence what is being challenged is the notion that the sole responsibility of decision-making rests with parents.
