Age Of Consent For Medical Treatment In Scotland

Consent to Medical Treatment for Children in …

https://clinicaltoolkit.scot.nhs.uk/adult-medical-emergency-handbook/ame-handbook/appendices/appendix-5-paediatric-resuscitation/consent-to-medical-treatment-for-children-in-scotland/

(4) A person under the age of 16 years shall have legal capacity to consent on his own to any surgical, medical or dental procedure or treatment where, in the opinion of a qualified medical practitioner attending him, he is capable of understanding the nature and possible consequences of the procedure or treatment. This means that for any child under 16 there is a right to consent to any form of treatment if the medical or dental practitioner considers that the child has capacity to understand:

Young people - health and personal - Citizens Advice …

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/health/young-people-health-and-personal-s/

If you are aged 16 or over you can give consent for your own treatment. If you are under 16, you can give consent for treatment as long as the doctor agrees that you are …

Consent to treatment - Children and young people - NHS

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/consent-to-treatment/children/

Children and young people. People aged 16 or over are entitled to consent to their own treatment. This can only be overruled in exceptional circumstances. Like adults, young …

NHS patients' rights - Citizens Advice Scotland

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/health/nhs-healthcare-s/nhs-patients-rights-s/

Making decisions - ethical guidance - GMC - General …

https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/0-18-years/making-decisions

In Scotland, 16 and 17-year-olds who do not have the capacity to consent are treated as adults who lack capacity and treatment may be given to safeguard or promote their …

Informed Consent in Healthcare Settings

https://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2019/1/10/Informed-Consent-in-Healthcare-Settings

The law of informed consent requires permission for the clinician to treat or examine the patient. It protects patients' rights to decide what happens to their bodies. The Supreme Court decision …

Consent – Children and young people - Scotland - Articles

https://www.medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/sco-consent-children-and-young-people

If a 16 or 17-year-old in Scotland lacks the capacity to consent, they should be treated as an adult who lacks capacity (under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000). Doctors …

Adolescent Consent in Scotland

https://www.clinicalguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/media/1555/key-points-in-adolescent-consent-factsheet.pdf

Adolescent Consent in Scotland Important Legal Acts Children Scotland Act 1995 Defines Parental Responsibilities (PR’s): Gives those with PR’s the right to consent to treatment …

Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 - Legislation.gov.uk

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/1/part/18/crossheading/consent-of-child-to-medical-examination-or-treatment

Changes to legislation: Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, Cross Heading: Consent of child to medical examination or treatment is up to date with all changes known to be in …

Healthy relationships and consent: key messages for …

https://www.gov.scot/publications/key-messages-young-people-healthy-relationships-consent-resource-professionals-working-young-people/pages/3/

In Scotland, most young people wait until they are over 16 to have sex. In 2014, 27.4% of girls and 24.4% of boys aged 15 reported ever having sex. If one party is …