Children and teenagers
A-Z of childcare support - a guide for medical professionals with dependents
An online resource produced in January 2007 for members with dependents. It provides information about childcare support for medical professionals and medical students with dependents or who are carers.Adolescent health
A report, published in December 2003 and focussing on the problems facing adolescents. It examines the evidence surrounding adolescent health, behaviour and interventions.Child and adolescent mental health - a guide for healthcare professionals
A report, published in June 2006, which examines the types and prevalence of mental health problems faced by children and young people aged five to 17 years.Childhood obesity - preventing obesity
A report, published in June 2005, which looks at poor nutrition and lack of excercise among children to provide a guide on childhood obesity.Childhood obesity: A parliamentary briefing paper
This briefing paper lists the BMA’s policies for action to reduce the risks from obesity including improved food education in schools, the banning of advertising and marketing to children of unhealthy foods, and other recommendationsConsent, rights and choices in health care for children and young people
A publication from December 2000, which offers comprehensive practical guidance on the ethical and legal issues arising in the health care of patients under 18 years of age.Doctors' responsibilities in child protection cases
Guidance, published June 2004, to help doctors who have concerns about a child who may be at risk of abuse or neglect. It details the general principles involved, and the actions which need to be taken.Growing up in Britain: ensuring a healthy future for our children
A report published in June 1999, which examines evidence of the effectiveness of interventions to improve inequalities in the health of children and considers the lessons that can be learnt and how they can be applied.Information sharing in relation to sexually active young people
The BMA's response to the revised edition of the Government's updated version of its statutory child protection guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children, published in May 2006.Nutrition and obesity - Board of Science update
An update on nutrition and obesity, including developments since the publication of the Board's policy document 'Preventing childhood obesity' in June 2005.Parental responsibility
Guidance from the Ethics Department, published in June 2006, on parental responsibility - the legal concept that consists of the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority that most parents have in respect of their children.The CAMHS Review – Next Steps to Improving the Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health of Children and Young People
BMA response to the Department for Children, Schools and Families - The CAMHS Review – Next Steps to Improving the Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health of Children and Young People
New British National Formulary for children
The fourth edition of the British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) arms health professionals with the information they need to tackle recent controversial health concerns in young people, including rising rates of teenage pregnancy and the increasing incidence of sexually transmitted infections.Read more here