Call for doctors to say ‘sorry’ more often to kids
Clinicians should seek consent for treatment and 'acknowledge' a child's experience of it, say US experts
Doctors should always ask for a child’s consent before treating them, and they should apologise when they proceed against the child’s objections, argues a new commentary.
In the editorial in Pediatrics, aimed at paediatricians, the authors make a case for strengthening guidelines on paediatrics assent, while acknowledging the ethical debate is not new.
