Video produced by NSW Government Health NSW Kids + Families.
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Hi, everyone. I'm here to talk about the rights of every child in healthcare. How should you be looked after? What are the important things to you? Well, I'm here to find out. [Quirky up-tempo music]
Boy: We are really special, so, adults should always look after us.
Girl: The most important thing to me is that I get the best care that I can.
Boy: They check on you every night and day.
Girl: They should treat everyone the same because everyone feels the same way but they think different things and stuff.
Girl: So it doesn't matter what religion, what race or what background we come from.
Girl: Children have a right when they're in hospital to say that they want their mum and dad near them or someone who loves them.
Boy: I think that your family has to be there to, like, calm you down and tell you what's happening.
Girl: The doctor should let you hold your mum's or dad's hands.
Girl: I think doctors should take time to listen to us and help us go through our problems. To look at not just what we're saying but what are our body movements and body language is doing.
Boy: When I went to the doctor for my asthma, when they said this long word and I'm like...I asked my mum. I'm like, "What is that?" I'm like...And, yeah, and I wanted to know all the time. [in sign language] It doesn't matter if you are big or small, we need to understand the conversation, we need to understand what is going on.
Boy: We have the right to hear what is going on and to what's happening to us.
Girl: Because everybody should have a right to say something because it's their life, they future.
Boy: Have the right to know that we're safe and that we're in a safe environment with safe doctors and nurses that are going to help us.
Girl: My body belongs to me, and I think you need space and privacy.
Girl: I really hope that they work as a team when they're helping me and that the decisions that are made are going to help me until I'm able to make the decision for myself.
Boy: They wheelchaired me into this room where there's heaps of games. Other kids came in to play too.
Girl: I want to grow up to be the best I can.
Girl: I want to learn, play and discover things for myself.
[Quirky up-tempo music as children spell out 'Listen Up' in big letters]
Girl: Listen up. These are the rights of every child in healthcare.
All: Listen Up!
Boy: I like at the end, you get an ice-block.
Girl: And once, they gave me a balloon and he just forgot to tie it.
Girl: They can just say, like, at the end if I've been really brave, they can give me, like, a lolly or something. 'cause they usually do that.
[Music]
Rights of every child in healthcare
Let everyone know these are the rights of every child in healthcare.
Tamariki are special
Know that children are special and always do what is best for us.
Listen to us
Listen to us when we tell you how we are thinking and feeling, when we are upset, when we have problems or worries or when we need to talk to you. We may not be able to use words, so take notice of what we do and how we look because this can tell you what we are thinking and feeling.
Give us the best care
Give us the very best possible care and the comfort we need.
Let us and our whānau be who we want to be
Let us and our families and whānau be who we want to be, whatever our beliefs and customs, so that we feel safe at all times.
Let our families be with us
Let our families and whānau and others who are important to us be with us, to care for us and love and aroha us.
Tell us what we need to know
No matter how big or small we are, tell us what we need to know in a way we can understand.
Give us a say
Let us have a say in things that are happening to us now and in the future. Respect our decisions and let us make decisions for ourselves.
Protect us
No one has the right to harm us, not doctors or nurses and not even our mums or dads. Protect us always from anyone who would harm us or treat us badly.
Give us space - our bodies belong to us
Our bodies belong to us. Ask us if you want to share information about us and make sure we stay safe. Give us space and privacy, as well as the chance to be with others.
Help us grow, learn and play
Help us grow up to be the best we can. Let us learn, let us play and discover some things for ourselves.
Work together to do what is best for us
When you care for us make sure that everyone is working together to do what is best for us until we are grown up and can decide things for ourselves.
Charter on the rights of tamariki and rangatahi
You can check the whole document: The Charter on The Rights of Tamariki Children and Rangatahi Young People in Healthcare Services in Aotearoa New Zealand: A consensus statement by Children's Hospitals Australasia (CHA) and the Paediatric Society of New Zealand.
Acknowledgements
Source: Children's Hospitals Australasia and Paediatric Society of New Zealand. Charter of tamariki/children's and rangatahi / young people's rights in healthcare services in Aotearoa New Zealand: A consensus statement by Children's Hospitals Australasia (CHA) and the Paediatric Society of New Zealand. Appendix 1 (PDF 57KB).
