N. S. A. Silva, G. J. M. Costa, S. Rogerson and M. Prior 1 PhD Students, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom 2 Principal Lecturer, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom 3 Director, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom

Non-disclosure in Paediatric Practice is a controversial issue. There was a time when the care of children was solely the responsibility of parents and any decision with respect to treatment or non-treatment would have been the joint responsibility of the parents and of the attending medical professionals. This practice, viewed as adopting a more paternalistic approach, has been challenged in m...