Patient-centred care
This guideline offers best practice advice on the care of children with feverish illness.
Treatment and care should take into account childrens' needs and preferences and those of their parents or carers. Parents and carers of children with fever should have the opportunity to make informed decisions about their care and treatment, in partnership with their healthcare professionals. If parents or carers do not have the capacity to make decisions, healthcare professionals should follow the Department of Health guidelines – 'Reference guide to consent for examination or treatment' (2001) (available from www.dh.gov.uk). Since April 2007, healthcare professionals need to follow a code of practice accompanying the Mental Capacity Act (summary available from www.dca.gov.uk/menincap/bill-summary.htm).
Good communication between healthcare professionals and the parents and carers of children with fever is essential. It should be supported by evidence-based written information. Treatment and care of children with fever, and the information parents and carers are given about it, should be culturally appropriate. It should also be accessible to people with additional needs such as physical, sensory or learning disabilities, and to people who do not speak or read English.
Parents and carers should have the opportunity to be involved in decisions about the patient's care and treatment.
Parents and carers should also be given the information and support they need.
Treatment and care should take into account childrens' needs and preferences and those of their parents or carers. Parents and carers of children with fever should have the opportunity to make informed decisions about their care and treatment, in partnership with their healthcare professionals. If parents or carers do not have the capacity to make decisions, healthcare professionals should follow the Department of Health guidelines – 'Reference guide to consent for examination or treatment' (2001) (available from www.dh.gov.uk). Since April 2007, healthcare professionals need to follow a code of practice accompanying the Mental Capacity Act (summary available from www.dca.gov.uk/menincap/bill-summary.htm).
Good communication between healthcare professionals and the parents and carers of children with fever is essential. It should be supported by evidence-based written information. Treatment and care of children with fever, and the information parents and carers are given about it, should be culturally appropriate. It should also be accessible to people with additional needs such as physical, sensory or learning disabilities, and to people who do not speak or read English.
Parents and carers should have the opportunity to be involved in decisions about the patient's care and treatment.
Parents and carers should also be given the information and support they need.
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