Health Care Is Child’s Play

An X-Box in every room, and no more broccoli for lunch:

CHILDREN might be allowed to sit on expert panels ruling on hospital closures under plans being considered by ministers that will comply with human-rights legislation.

Children in Scotland, an umbrella group representing 400 children’s agencies, has said that under-16s should be appointed to independent “scrutiny panels” that will decide the future of NHS services including accident and emergency departments, surgical centres and maternity units.

According to the charity, the new advisory groups, comprising medical staff and members of the public, must include children to comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, that has already been ratified by the UK government.

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