This is an abridged version of Children as next-of-kin by Steve Marshall, a palliative care social worker at King’s College Hospital, London. For his fellowship, Marshall visited Norway and Sweden in summer 2022 to meet and speak with health and social care professionals, all of whom worked with the issue of children as next-of-kin.
The aim of the fellowship was to learn about legislation enacted in 2010 in Norway and Sweden, giving rights to children as “next-of-kin”– when a parent has a serious illness in these countries, their dependent children have the right to information and support. Despite some challenges, the 2010 legislation has been incorporated into clinical practice and provides a framework for an approach that puts the needs of dependent children at its core.
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