The Children's Charter 

Under the extension to the Patient's Charter Services for Children and Young People, issued in 1996, you can expect  

Your child to be cared for in a children's ward under the supervision of a consultant paediatrician 

Your child to have a qualified, named children's nurse responsible for his or her nursing care

To be able to stay in the hospital with your child  

If your child is having an operation and where circumstances permit, you can expect to accompany them into the anaesthetic room and be present until they go to sleep

To be told what pain relief will be given to your child  

The N.H.S. to respect your child's privacy, dignity and religious or cultural beliefs 

Your child to be offered a choice of children's menus 

To have facilities to breastfeed your child  

Your child to wear his or her own clothes, and have personal possessions 

The hospital to be clean, safe and suitably furnished for children and young people  

You can expect all the staff you meet to wear name badges, so that you know who everyone is, and for security

Your child to have the opportunity for play and meet other children

Your child has the right to receive suitable education

Teenagers should have the choice of children’s ward, adult ward or any specific accommodation for teenagers

Source: Action for Sick Children. 

Validated by Action for Sick Children.  

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