Medical Consent In Children | when can kids consent to medical treatment
The age at which a person becomes an ‘adult’ in Australia is 18 years. Consent for the medical treatment of patients less than 18 years of age is generally provided by parents. However, there are circumstances in which patients under the age of 18 can consent to their own medical treatment, which we will talk about in this episode!
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(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)
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