Rights Based Standards for Children Undergoing Tests, Treatments, Examinations and Interventions
iSUPPORT: International collaborative standards to Support Paediatric Patients during clinical procedures, Reducing harm and establishing
Trust.
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We are an international group of health professionals, academics, young people, parents, child rights specialists, psychologists and youth workers who are all passionate about the health and wellbeing of children, especially when they interact with healthcare services.
Our group is made up of over 50 members from around the world (UK, Ireland, Jordan, Indonesia, Cambodia, South Africa, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, USA, Spain, Netherlands, Malawi and Korea).
We have been working together throughout 2021 and 2022 to develop standards for children and young people (aged 0-18 years) undergoing clinical procedures, based on internationally agreed children’s rights set out by the UNCRC (1989). The standards aim to ensure that the short and long-term physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people are of central importance in any decision-making for procedures or procedural practice.
The standards have been developed through ongoing and extensive consultation within our collaborative group and with established youth and parent forums. We have also sought wider feedback, input and consensus through two rounds of international online surveys with children, young people, parents and professionals.
The iSUPPORT standards are free to download and use.
Professor Lucy Bray, Professor of Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University, UK
Professor Bernie Carter, Professor of Children’s Nursing, Edge Hill University, UK
Dr Joann Kiernan, Senior Lecturer Edge Hill University / Learning Disability Consultant Nurse, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, UK
Ed Horowicz, Lecturer in Healthcare Law and Bioethics, Law School, University of Liverpool, UK
James Ridley, Senior Lecturer (Nurse Education – Learning Disability), Edge Hill University and National Restraint Reduction Network Steering Group Member, UK
Katie Dixon, Expert by Experience, UK
Collaborating team members
Europe
Generation R, UK
Youth Advisory Council, Ireland
KIDS Barcelona, Young People’s Advisory group, Barcelona, Spain
Professor Carol Robinson, Professor of Children’s Rights, Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University
Dr Anna Simmons, Clinical Psychologist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Jennie Craske, Pain Nurse Specialist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Liza Morton, Counselling Psychologist / Lived experience, University of Glasgow
Dr Begonya Nafria, Sant Joan de Déu Children’s Hospital, Barcelona
Associate Professor Maria Forsner, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Dr Anna-Clara Rullander, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Associate Professor Stefan Nilsson, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, and University of Gothenburg Centre for Person-centred Care, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Associate Professor Laura Darcy, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Sweden
Dr Katarina Karlsson, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Sweden
Cath Hubbuck, Senior Play Specialist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Professor Maria Brenner, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Sian Spencer-Little, Deputy Lead for Play, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Kath Evans, Director of Nursing at Barts Health & Clinical lead for Babies, Children & Young People, UK
Professor Andrew Rowland, Honorary Professor (Children’s Rights, Law, and Advocacy), The University of Salford, Salford, UK
Dr Carol Hilliard, Assistant Director of Nursing, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Jennifer Preston, Senior Patient and Public Involvement Manager, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr Piet L Leroy, Paediatric Intensivist, Pediatric ICU and Pediatric Procedural Sedation Unit, Associate, Professor in Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Centre / Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Dr Damian Roland, Honorary Associate Professor and Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicester University, UK Julie Perkins, Play Specialist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Dr Lisa Booth, Senior Lecturer and diagnostic radiographer, University of Cumbria, UK Jean Davies, Bangor University and Chair RCN Children and Young People’s (CYP) Professional Issues Forum, UK
Simon Nielson, Mental health nurse, Research assistant and PhD student, Edge Hill University, UK
Dr Holly Saron, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Edge Hill University, UK
Stephanie Liddle, Play Specialist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Kevin O’Farrell, Patient Advocacy & Corporate Services Manager, Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Dr Marie Edwinson Mansson, Paediatric RN, HSC, Lund University, Sweden
Julie Perkins, Play Specialist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Oceania
Dr Karen Ford, Adj Associate Professor, University of Tasmania and the Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania
Professor Steve Campbell, University of Tasmania, Tasmania
Dr Julie Blamires, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Dr Annette Dickinson, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Michael Neufeld, Lecturer, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Dr Blake Peck, Senior Lecturer, Federation University, Victoria, Australia
North and South America
Dr Marla de Avila, São Paulo State University – Unesp, Botucatu Medical School, Nursing Department, Brazil
Professor Fanny Robichaud, UQO, Département de Sciences Infirmières, Québec, Canada
Professor Christine Chambers, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Canada
Dr Jennifer Parker, IWK Health, Canada
Professor Veronica Feeg, Associate Dean and Director of the PhD Program in Nursing, Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York, USA
Asia
Dr Henny Suzana Mediani, Associate Professor Department of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Universitas Padjadjaran Indonesia
Professor Young Mee Ahn, Inha University Korea
Dr Lakkena Koung, Medical Doctor (Detox and Rehabilitation Medicine), M’Lop Tapang, Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Dr Dim Dora, Medical Program Manager, M’Lop Tapang, Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Dr Maha Atout, Nursing School, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan
Africa
Maureen D. Majamanda, Senior Lecturer, University of Malawi, Kamuzu College of Nursing, Malawi
Natasha North, Senior Researcher, The Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Twitter: @HCCNDU and @NorthNatasha