Parental Rights and Informed Consent In Medicine

Consent has been helping parents since 2018

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Consent is a UK charity helping parents with matters of parental rights and informed consent in healthcare. We publish guidance and blog on related issues. You can also call or emails us for advice. Over the years we have advised parents on their rights, written letters for parents, launched legal challenges, challenged NHS trusts on Gillick competence policies and run awareness raising campaigns.

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Latest Posts

FALSE - If I don't register my child's birth, the state will have no power over them
2023-05-27 16:23 January 2023 saw one of those rare UK cases in which the UK courts are asked to authorise medical treatment of a newborn baby in advance of birth.   Once again we see that claims popular among so-c...
US Mum sues Doctor over vaccinating Children - a UK perspective
2023-05-17 16:24 The controversial US charity Childrens's Health Defence , founded by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is funding a lawsuit against a doctor alleged to have vaccinated two children against Covid-19 without ...
I don't want my child vaccinated at school
2023-04-03 16:19 Parents with children in a UK school will soon encounter the routine of vaccinations being administered in school. A vaccination provider such as the NHS or a private company will be in touch with par...
What is Gillick Competence?
2023-03-10 16:29 Gillick competence is a term used in medical law to describe the ability of a child under the age of 16 to consent to medical treatment without the need for parental consent or knowledge. It is named ...

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