Consent

As far as I am aware only a Parent or legal guardian can give consent.
But obviously you have to consider Gillick Competence.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillick_competence

In this case then, would you get the older brother or aunt to sign the blue NHS PR form?

We've only had this happen a couple of times where the older brother or aunt have come instead of the parent. We called them into the surgery, and the dentist just looked with the mouth mirror but refused to treat without parental consent.

If the child is just in for an exam then we tend to carry one out. If the child needs invasive treatment then we ask them to attend with a parent. In some cases though a child can give consent and we assess the Gillick Competance of the child - we very rarely use this though.

That is what we have done in the past, especially if the child needs treatment. I am not sure if we should even let someone consent to a check up when they're not meant to.

Iwe would do a check up, but insist that the person with parental responsibility is present to consent for anything else.

Hi,

I was just wondering how other practices handle obtaining consent for children under 16 when accompanied by a step parent, grandparent, family friend, or mum/dads boyfriend or girlfriend or even a sibling?

We don't have this happen very often. Is there a way you would nicely word turning a child away from a routine check up because the person who brought them cannot give consent as to avoid a confrontation?

Many thanks