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Children's Rights In Healthcare

What are your child's rights in healthcare settings? Children and young people suffer disease processes and responses to illness, injury and disability that are fundamentally different from those of adults. Find out about a set of principles which describe what should be provided when your child or young person receives health and disability services.

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Children's Rights In Healthcare
Young People's Rights In Healthcare
Health & Disability Services Consumers' Rights

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Introduction To Principles Guiding Provision Of Health & Disability Services
Principle 1: Children's & Young People's Needs Come First
Principle 2: Holistic Approach
Principle 3: Family-centred Care
Principle 4: Māori Health
Principle 5: Culturally Safe Practice
Principle 6: Admission To Hospital Only When Necessary
Principle 7: Children & Young People Need Information
Principle 8: Families Need To Be Informed About Their Child Or Young Person's Healthcare
Principle 9: Protection From Distressing Sights, Sounds, Activities & Experiences
Principle 10: Accommodation, Facilities & Equipment
Principle 11: Knowledge & Skills
Principle 12: Play, Recreation & Education
Principle 13: Continuity & Coordination Between & Within Services
Principle 14: Create Long-term Support Systems Centred On The Individual
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