@article {Davisonedpract-2021-323302, author = {Gail Davison and Richard Conn and Martina Ann Kelly and Andrew Thompson and Tim Dornan}, title = {Fifteen-minute consultation: Guide to communicating with children and young people}, elocation-id = {edpract-2021-323302}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/archdischild-2021-323302}, publisher = {Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health}, abstract = {This article suggests communicative steps and strategies to help healthcare professionals achieve the ideals of child-centred care, which place children and young people at the centre of policy and practice. For those with 15 s, not 15 min, our suggestions can be summarised like this: help children be active agents in their own care by asking, listening well, being curious and explaining things clearly in an accessible but not condescending way.}, issn = {1743-0585}, URL = {https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/01/archdischild-2021-323302}, eprint = {https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/01/archdischild-2021-323302.full.pdf}, journal = {Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice} }