title: Proceedings of the seventh Northern region paediatric colloquium.
abstract: Ethical and legal dilemmas frequently arise in paediatric practice. Given the nature of the speciality, these issues are relevant to both the medical and legal professions. To this end, senior figures from the medical and legal professions in the Northern region have met on a regular basis in order to discuss anonymised case material. We report on the proceedings of the seventh such meeting. Six cases are described and key points arising from the subsequent discussion are presented.
authors.affiliation: St Nicholas Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: Xanthe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Barkla
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054541:Family Conflict; D036281:Genetic Research / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D063766:Pediatric Obesity; D010372:Pediatrics; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: child and adolescent psychiatry; medical law; paediatrics