ILOs:
- I can discuss the position where there is disagreement involving parents and doctors over the medical treatment of a child
- I can give an account of the legal framework relating to patients who are older children expressing their own wishes concerning treatment options
- I can outline the legal framework where patients are adults lacking capacity
Lecture
- How does consent, capacity and confidentiality all link together?
- The Charlie Gard case...
- Key case: David Glass
- Ashya King's case
- Hannah Jones' case
- What is legal capacity?
- The Age of Legal Capacity Act in Scotland
- What's the Gillick test?
- GMC guidelines on protecting young people
- The Fraser guidelines...
- Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Key ideas so far...
Quiz