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Question 650
Clinical Management → Clinical Practice
Classification
Question
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Axon
Question Stem
Which issue is associated with the Axon case ?
Options
A
Parental access to the records of a Gillick-competent child
B
Termination of pregnancy in an under-age child without parental involvement
C
The standard of care supported by a body of peers
D
Court review of professional opinion under Bolitho
E
Consent for sterilisation in an adult lacking capacity
Explanation
Axon with termination of pregnancy in an under-age child without parental involvement and states that Sue Axon brought the case in 2005 and lost.
Option Validity
A) Parental access to records is discussed in relation to Gillick competence and the Access to Health Records Act, not Axon.
C) The peer-supported standard of reasonable practice is Bolam.
D) The court’s ability to reject a body of professional opinion is the Bolitho principle.
E) Sterilisation in a person lacking capacity is discussed under the Mental Capacity Act and court involvement, not Axon.
Further Reading
Saxena MRCOG-1 Basic Sciences — Principles of Clinical Practice, printed p. 4.