Imperial College London

ProfessorSoniaSaxena

Faculty of MedicineSchool of Public Health

Professor of Primary Care
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 0839s.saxena Website

 
 
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Location

 

332Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Saxena:2022:10.1136/bmj-2021-068889,
author = {Saxena, S and Skirrow, H and Maini, A and Hayhoe, B and Pollok, N},
doi = {10.1136/bmj-2021-068889},
journal = {BMJ: British Medical Journal},
title = {Consenting children aged under 18 for vaccination and treatment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-068889},
volume = {377},
year = {2022}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB - Vaccine programmes for young people during thecovid-19 pandemic have highlighted common legaland ethical dilemmas that can arise when consentingchildren aged under 18 for medical treatment orintervention.1 -3 These can be especially challengingwhen a parent or guardian’s views differ from thoseof the child.This article summarises the issues around consentingchildren under 18 for treatment using vaccination asan exemplar. Most of the article is based on guidanceand law in the UK; however, the principles behindthe laws described may be applicable in othersettings. We recommend that health professionalsoutside the UK also check their local laws regardingconsent for children’s treatments and vaccinations.
AU - Saxena,S
AU - Skirrow,H
AU - Maini,A
AU - Hayhoe,B
AU - Pollok,N
DO - 10.1136/bmj-2021-068889
PY - 2022///
SN - 0959-535X
TI - Consenting children aged under 18 for vaccination and treatment
T2 - BMJ: British Medical Journal
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-068889
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35701007
UR - https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj-2021-068889?hwshib2=authn%3A1656153101%3A20220624%253Acaf14e55-6ec7-4597-b6fb-80b4a8da93aa%3A0%3A0%3A0%3AZetHqfpRgRhuBpXtDvsfWA%3D%3D
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/97919
VL - 377
ER -