Abstract
Providing palliative and end-of-life care for children and young people provides many complexities for health professionals. There are unique legal and ethical aspects of caring for children in a palliative or end-of-life setting due to the altered capacity of children dependent on their age. There is a difference between law and ethics: laws are binding and instructive of decisions and actions whereas ethics comprise principles and guidelines that inform decisions and actions in health care.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 154-155 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 10 Feb 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Feb 2021 |