Fifteen-minute consultation: Guide to communicating with children and young people

This article suggests communicative steps and strategies to help healthcare professionals achieve the ideals of child-centred care, which place children and young people at the centre of policy and practice. For those with 15 s, not 15 min, our suggestions can be summarised like this: help children be active agents in their own care by asking, listening well, being curious and explaining things clearly in an accessible but not condescending way.

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - March 17, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Davison, G., Conn, R., Kelly, M. A., Thompson, A., Dornan, T. Tags: Editor's choice, Best practice and Fifteen Minute Consultations Best practice and Fifteen-minute consultations Source Type: research