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0-18 years: guidance for all doctors

	Paragraphs
Introduction	1-11
Assessing best interests	12-13
Communication	14-21
Making decisions	22-41
Assessing the capacity to consent	24-29
Children and young people who lack the capacity to consent	27-28
Young people who have the capacity to consent	29
If a young person refuses treatment	30-33
Procedures undertaken mainly for religious, cultural, social or emotional reasons	34-35
Research	36-40
Donation, transplantation, organ and tissue storage and use	41
Principles of confidentiality	42-52
Sharing information with the consent of the child or young person	44-45
Sharing information without consent	46-52
Public interest	47-50
Disclosures when a child lacks the capacity to consent	51
Disclosures required by law	52
Access to medical records by children, young people and their parents	53-55
Child protection	56-63
Sexual activity	64-69
Contraception, abortion and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)	70-72
Conscientious objections	72
Suitability to work with children and young people	73-75
Complaints	76
Prescribing medicines	77

Supplementary information
Who are children and young people?	Appendix 1
Parents and parental responsibility	Appendix 2
Other sources of information and guidance
Legislation and case law
Useful links
Endnotes

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