Advice on resolving disagreements with the families of critically ill children
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Nursing Children and Young People

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Advice on resolving disagreements with the families of critically ill children

Nick Evans Health writer
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Nuffield Council on Bioethics issues briefing on how nurses should manage cases where parents can come into conflict with decisions about life-sustaining treatment

There have always been disagreements between healthcare staff and the parents of acutely ill children, and high-profile cases such as those involving Charlie Gard, Alfie Evans and Isaiah Haastrup show how acute these disagreements can become.

Nursing Children and Young People. 31, 4, 8-9. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.31.4.8.s8

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09 July 2019 / Vol 31 issue 4

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