White Les
School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Apr;56(4):499-501. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14802. Epub 2020 Feb 11.
The 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has provided opportunities for reflection, critical analysis and renewed commitment. While the convention is comprehensive and far reaching, the focus here is specifically on the rights of children in health care, with particular emphasis on the Australian setting. Surveys and related studies have highlighted persistent gaps and inadequacies in these domains of practice and especially in the direct and meaningful engagement of children and young people. The implementation of article 12 of the convention, the right of children to be heard and taken seriously, has been identified as a distinctly confronting challenge and the subject of improvement initiatives across, as well as beyond, health services. Appropriate reforms can only be progressed and sustained within a broader policy context that places children first and foremost, values their participatory engagement and embraces the crucial contribution of children's health and wellbeing to the future of our society.
《联合国儿童权利公约》三十周年为反思、批判性分析和重新做出承诺提供了契机。尽管该公约内容全面、影响深远，但本文具体关注的是儿童在医疗保健方面的权利，尤其侧重于澳大利亚的情况。调查及相关研究凸显了这些实践领域中持续存在的差距和不足，特别是在儿童和青少年直接且有意义的参与方面。公约第12条（儿童表达意见并被认真对待的权利）的实施已被视为一项极具挑战性的任务，也是医疗卫生服务内外改进举措的主题。只有在将儿童置于首位、重视其参与性并认可儿童健康和福祉对我们社会未来的关键贡献的更广泛政策背景下，适当的改革才能推进并持续下去。
