The presence of parents during 24 hours, including accommodation (overnight stay and meals). Normally the parents stay with the child in the same room, sometimes in other rooms within or near the hospital. A practice oriented to the needs of the child means that none of the aforementioned possibilities is excluded.

See: Accommodation.

This refers to all rooms, units or departments where adults are being cared for.

If there are various possibilities or measures available, the one chosen should be the one which best meets the needs of a specific person or group in the particular circumstances and offers the highest quality of care.

See: Facilities.

a) With regard to staff members: this includes the application of all further medical, nursing, therapeutic, psychological, social and educational measures in connection with the medical treatment.

b) With regard to parents: essentially all care activities that a child experiences in every day life. It also includes care activities for which parents receive specific instructions.

c) All actions carried through at or with the child.

d) With regard to other care persons (substitute carers): psychosocial support.

e) Care, places of - see: Hospital, forms and places

Here: A suitably qualified person, selected for the care of the child in agreement with the child's will. In accordance with the parents' approval this person shall be responsible for the psychosocial care of the child as long as the parents are unable to participate and as long as the child needs such care.

Childhood runs until the accomplishment of the 18th birthday. Child/children therefore always includes all children, from the newly born child to adolescents, (art. 1 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and WHO definition).

All rooms, floors, waiting areas and outdoor facilities used by children during their stay in hospital.

All units, rooms or areas specialised and qualified for the treatment or care of children as an inpatient, part inpatient, day or ambulant patient within an institution of health care.

Health care institutions which ensure an appropriate care for and treatment of sick children, - ambulant or day care; - emergency care; - at home (with support from community doctor or nurse).

All actions applied in a hospital, and including day care, ambulant or care at home for achieving recovery or relief or all measures of care accompanying a patient until his death (see also facility).

Institutions of health care specialised in and qualified for the care of children.

All that is necessary for the continuing mental, emotional and physical development and well-being of children.

View of the Child. Refers to the child's right for self-determination, and that the views of the child are given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child (see also art. 12.1 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child).