Children are not little adults Sample Clauses

Children are not little adults. The specific needs of children and how they differ to those of adults has been postulated since the publication of the ‘Xxxxx Report’ by Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx in 1956 when reporting on the welfare of children in hospital (Ministry of Health 1959). This report recommended child friendly environments, qualified children’s nurses and unrestricted visiting for children in hospital. Similarly, several subsequent publications recommended fair and safe treatment for children: the Report of the Committee on Child Health Services (Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) 1976), Action for Sick Children (1997), The Children’s Act (Department of Health (DH) 1989) and Convention on the Rights of the Child (United Nation’s International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 1989 Article 3) and the Department of Health (2004). The Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNICEF 1989, p. 3) stated that those responsible for the care of children in health care should ensure the availability of suitably trained staff. As a result, responsibility was placed on A&E Departments to provide suitably trained staff to care for children because their needs were different to those of adults (The Audit Commission 1993, p.19). Following this and in response to the Public Inquiry into paediatric deaths at the Bristol Royal Infirmary (Xxxxxxx 2001), the National Service Framework (NSF) for Children, Young People and Maternity Services’ (DH 2004) was published. This document stipulated that “all children and young people who are ill, or thought to be ill or injured should have timely access to appropriate advice and to effective services which address their health, social, educational and emotional needs throughout their period of illness” (Standard 6, p.7); and that “children and young people receive high quality evidence based hospital care, developed through clinical governance and delivered in appropriate settings” (Standard 7, p.8).