Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali

This research is classified as legal research since the research problem stems from lack of statutory rights for children aged between 14 and 18 years old to give or refuse to medical, dental and surgical treatments. The legal research is also fundamental in nature as it aims to develop a legal fram...

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Main Author: Ali, Abdullah
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling my-uitm-ir.633542022-07-05T00:11:41Z Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali 2018-02 Ali, Abdullah Medical personnel and the public. Physician and the public Child Health. Child health services This research is classified as legal research since the research problem stems from lack of statutory rights for children aged between 14 and 18 years old to give or refuse to medical, dental and surgical treatments. The legal research is also fundamental in nature as it aims to develop a legal framework on the right of children in medical, surgical or dental treatments by introducing Gillick Competence model. Being a fundamental legal research, it adopts grounded theory approach which attempts to develop an understanding of the theories, laws and policies underpinning Gillick Competency, so as to enable Gillick Competence model for Malaysian children to be developed. To answer the three-tier research questions, this research employs qualitative research method for the purpose of data collection and data analysis. The research undertakes comparative analysis of the laws and policies of Scotland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand that underpinned the right of the children to give consent or refuse the treatments. The proposed Gillick Competence model comprised of both substantive law and procedural law components. The proposed model covers both the right of the children to give consent and to refuse to consent, in three areas of healthcare practice i.e. medical, dental and surgical treatments. By developing such model, this research fills in the gaps of the existing law. This research also significantly contributes to the existing body of knowledge as it explores four major theories i.e. Will theory, Laissez-faire theory, Cognitive Development theory and Our Three Conditions theory of autonomy, underlying the right of the children aged between 14 to 18 years old in giving consent or refusing the treatments. 2018-02 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63354/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63354/1/63354.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Sg. Buloh) Faculty of Medicine Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Mohamad Hashim, Haswira Nor
topic Medical personnel and the public
Physician and the public
Medical personnel and the public
Physician and the public
spellingShingle Medical personnel and the public
Physician and the public
Medical personnel and the public
Physician and the public
Ali, Abdullah
Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
description This research is classified as legal research since the research problem stems from lack of statutory rights for children aged between 14 and 18 years old to give or refuse to medical, dental and surgical treatments. The legal research is also fundamental in nature as it aims to develop a legal framework on the right of children in medical, surgical or dental treatments by introducing Gillick Competence model. Being a fundamental legal research, it adopts grounded theory approach which attempts to develop an understanding of the theories, laws and policies underpinning Gillick Competency, so as to enable Gillick Competence model for Malaysian children to be developed. To answer the three-tier research questions, this research employs qualitative research method for the purpose of data collection and data analysis. The research undertakes comparative analysis of the laws and policies of Scotland, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand that underpinned the right of the children to give consent or refuse the treatments. The proposed Gillick Competence model comprised of both substantive law and procedural law components. The proposed model covers both the right of the children to give consent and to refuse to consent, in three areas of healthcare practice i.e. medical, dental and surgical treatments. By developing such model, this research fills in the gaps of the existing law. This research also significantly contributes to the existing body of knowledge as it explores four major theories i.e. Will theory, Laissez-faire theory, Cognitive Development theory and Our Three Conditions theory of autonomy, underlying the right of the children aged between 14 to 18 years old in giving consent or refusing the treatments.
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title Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
title_short Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
title_full Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
title_fullStr Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
title_full_unstemmed Gillick competence model for Malaysian children / Abdullah Ali
title_sort gillick competence model for malaysian children / abdullah ali
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Sg. Buloh)
granting_department Faculty of Medicine
publishDate 2018
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/63354/1/63354.pdf
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