RESOURCE: Self-evaluation model and tool on the respect of Children's Rights in Hospital

Interesting resource for hospitals related to children's rights, access and inclusion.

From the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Capacity Building in Child and Adolescent Health. The information below is from http://who.collaboratingcentre.meyer.it/meyer_pro/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=99999999&limit=1&limitstart=1.

The Task Force on Health Promotion for Children and Adolescents in & by Hospitals and Health Services, in collaboration with UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, WHO, England’s Healthcare Commission, the Greek Ombudsman and the Task Force on Migrant Friendly and Culturally-Competent Hospitals has elaborated a "Self-evaluation Model and Tool on the Respect of Children’s Rights in Hospital".

Theoretically, the model follows the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The specific objective of the model is to assess the gap between the full respect of children’s rights in hospital and the actual practice, as a basis to promote improvement and change in that setting through the development of standards, taking of actions and further assessment and feedback, monitoring gaps and produce change.

By making the model and tool available online, our purpose is to disseminate it to Paediatric Hospitals and Departments throughout Europe and beyond and to provide them with a practical model and tool for the self-assessment and improvement of the respect of children’s rights in hospitals.

Model and tool available at:
http://who.collaboratingcentre.meyer.it/meyer_pro/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=117&Itemid=46

For comments, suggestions and further information on the self-evaluation model and tool on the respect of children’s rights in hospital, please contact:

Ana Isabel F. Guerreiro