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52. Hardy M & Armitage G The child’s right to consent to x-ray and imaging investigations:issues of restraint and immobilisation from a multidisciplinary perspective J Child HealthCare 6 (2); 107-119 200253. European Commission European guidelines on quality criteria for diagnostic radiographicimages in paediatrics Luxembourg: EC 199654. RCN Child protection - every nurses’ responsibility RCN 200355. Clements Child minding by radiographers Letters Synergy News Apr 2005; June 200522
10. AppendicesAppendix 1Main principles of the Children Act 1989● Welfare of the child is paramount● The best place for a child to be brought up and cared for is within their own family, whereverpossible● Agencies should work in partnership with parents in so far as this does not prejudice the welfareof the child● Children in danger should be kept safe and protected by effective intervention● Delays in decisions affecting children are likely to prejudice their welfare. Courts should ensurethat delay is avoided and make an order only if to do so is better than not● Children should be informed about what is happening to them, participate in decisions about theirfuture and have their wishes and feelings taken into account● Parents continue to have parental responsibility in relation to their children, even if their childrenare no longer living with them.(The Child in Mind 2004)Appendix 2Four Broad Categories of Child Abuse● Physical abusePhysical abuse may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning,suffocating or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. Physical harm may also be caused whena parent or carer feigns the symptoms of, or deliberately causes ill health to a child whom they arelooking after. This situation is commonly described using terms such as factitious illness by proxyor Munchausen Syndrome by proxy.● Emotional abuseEmotional abuse is the persistent emotional ill-treatment of a child such as to cause severe andpersistent adverse effects on the child’s emotional development. It may involve conveying tochildren that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate or valued only in so far as they meet theneeds of another person. It may involve causing children frequently to feel frightened or in danger,or the exploitation or corruption of children. Some level of emotional abuse is involved in all typesof ill-treatment of a child, though it may occur alone.● Sexual abuseSexual abuse involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities,whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact,including penetrative or non-penetrative acts. They may include non-contact activities, such asinvolving children in looking at, or in the production of, pornographic, material or watching sexualactivities, or encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways.● NeglectNeglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic physical or psychological needs, likely toresult in the serious impairment of the child’s health or development. It may involve a parent or carerfailing to provide adequate food, shelter or clothing, failing to protect a child from physical harm ordanger, or the failure to ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment. It may also includeneglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child’s basic emotional needs.(DH Working together to safeguard children: a guide to interagency working to safeguard andpromote the welfare of children London: TSO 1999)23
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