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Question 651
Clinical Management → Clinical Practice
Classification
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Gillick competence and records
Question Stem
Under the 1990 Access to Health Records Act, what may a Gillick-competent child do?
Options
A
Require a parent to approve every treatment decision
B
Deny parental access to the child’s health records
C
Automatically obtain adult legal status
D
Consent only to contraception and no other treatment
E
Appoint a Deputy under the Mental Capacity Act
Explanation
the principles of Gillick competence were extended and that a Gillick-competent child may deny parental access to health records under its account of the 1990 Act.
Option Validity
A) Gillick competence does not give parents an unconditional right to approve every decision of a Gillick-competent child.
C) Gillick competence permits valid consent but does not automatically confer adult legal status.
D) the principle was originally associated with contraception and was subsequently extended; it is not restricted to contraception.
E) A Deputy is a Mental Capacity Act mechanism for adults lacking capacity, not a consequence of Gillick competence.
Further Reading
Saxena MRCOG-1 Basic Sciences — Principles of Clinical Practice, printed p. 4.