Problem: In healthcare facilities, restraint may be used on children to perform treatments or
procedures. Restraint can be harmful, and little is known about how to prevent the use of …

Background: The phenomenon of forceful physical restraint in pediatric care is an ethical
issue because it confronts professionals with the dilemma of using force for the child's best …

Children continue to experience harm when undergoing clinical procedures despite
increased evidence of the need to improve the provision of child-centred care. The …

Children undergoing clinical procedures can experience fear, uncertainty, and anxiety which
can cause them to become upset and resist procedures. This study aimed to capture an …

Holding and restraining children during non-urgent clinical procedures continues to be
surrounded by uncertainty and mired in controversy. This review aimed to locate, appraise …

Mainstream law and ethics literature on consent to children's surgery contrasts with moral
experiences of children and adults observed in two heart surgery centres. Research …

Patient restraint in health care is currently under intense review. There are two disparate
groups that should be considered. First, infants and young children are commonly restrained …

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), children have the right
to be involved in decisions about medical procedures affecting them. However, research has …

Clinical skills are essential in the provision of care for children and young people. The Great
Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children and Young People's Nursing Practices provides …

The prospect of vaccinating children and young people against COVID-19 raises questions
that apply more widely to vaccination in children. When can children or adolescents consent …