Charter for Children in Hospital
The Charter for Children in Hospitals is a list of demands of the European Association for Children in Hospital (EACH) as an umbrella organization of 18 member and associated societies from 16 European countries and Japan. The organizations demand the best possible medical treatment as a fundamental right, especially for children.
The charter has no international legal significance, but is used by non-governmental organizations that lobby children in hospitals. In Germany the EACH is represented by the Action Committee for Children in Hospitals (AKIK) and in Switzerland by “Kind & Spital” , the association for the rights of children and adolescents in the health care system. The Austrian Society for Child-Friendly Operation Preparation and Follow-up Care "Operation Eddy" is an associated member of EACH.
history
The text of the list of demands was formulated and adopted at the 1st European “Child in Hospital” conference in Leiden ( Netherlands ) in 1988. The first signatories were the organizations from Belgium , Germany, Denmark , Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Italy and Norway . The World Health Organization (WHO) announced its support at the 2nd European " Child in Hospital" conference in Tutzing (Germany) in 1991.
content
Specifically, the requirements include: a general review of the absolute necessity of hospital admission , the right to visit parents and caregivers , active participation of parents in care , child-friendly information, protection against unnecessary measures, accommodation in the vicinity of children , Opportunities for further schooling but also to play; appropriately trained nursing staff ; Continuity in nursing staff; Sensitivity and respect for privacy .
literature
- Professional associations of paediatricians and pediatric nurses (ed.): The charter for children in hospitals. Illustrated version . In: Der Kinderarzt 21, 1990, No. 12, ISSN 0340-5877 , pp. 1807-1810.
Web links
- European Association for Children in Hospital (EACH) with full English text of the charter and explanations
- Working committee for children in the AKIK federal association with the full German text of the charter and explanations
Individual evidence
- ^ European Association for Children in Hospital: EACH
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
