Access by the unaccompanied under-16-year-old adolescent to general practice without parental consent

Access by the unaccompanied under-16-year-old adolescent to general practice without parental consent.

BACKGROUND The views of primary health care providers concerning their willingness to consult with under-16-year-old adolescent patients without the presence of a parent or guardian are not well documented. Many young people believe they have to be aged over 16 years to see their general practitioner (GP) alone. Confidentiality is a major concern for young people. It is important that more is k...

Sexual privacy: access of a minor to contraceptives, abortion, and sterilization without parental consent.

Parental consent to publicity.

The problems presented by the use of named child patients and their medical histories in television, radio and newspapers is discussed. It is suggested that it is not acceptable to regard this as comparable to their participation in non-therapeutic research, and that no one, not even the parent has the authority to give consent to such use.

Smoking behaviours, access to cigarettes and relationships with alcohol in 15- and 16-year-old schoolchildren.

BACKGROUND Adolescent smoking is a significant public health concern in the UK and across Europe. This study examines smoking behaviours, methods of accessing cigarettes and use of non-commercial (fake, foreign and single) cigarettes across a sample of schoolchildren. Relationships with alcohol consumption, deprivation, personal income and extra-curricular activities are also explored. METHOD...

Access to complementary medicine via general practice.

BACKGROUND The popularity of complementary medicine continues to be asserted by the professional associations and umbrella organisations of these therapies. Within conventional medicine there are also signs that attitudes towards some of the complementary therapies are changing. AIM To describe the scale and scope of access to complementary therapies (acupuncture, chiropractic, homoeopathy, h...