In the absence of parental responsibility
Our Legal Editor discusses consent issues in paediatric surgery when parental responsibility is lacking, featuring a case illustrating the legal and ethical challenges faced by healthcare professionals.
Authors
- Robert Wheeler
Institutions
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2025.46
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00