A 15-year-old girl attends the GP alone requesting the contraceptive pill. She has a 17-year-old boyfriend. She is well and understands the discussion...

Question

A 15-year-old girl attends the GP alone requesting the contraceptive pill. She has a 17-year-old boyfriend. She is well and understands the discussion. She does not want her parents to know. What is the most appropriate course of action

Accepted Answer

Prescribe contraception if she is Gillick competent and provide sexual health advice

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Refuse to prescribe unless a parent is present

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Inform her parents as she is under 16

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Inform social services immediately

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Prescribe contraception only if her boyfriend attends the consultation

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Gillick competence and contraception

A 15-year-old girl attends the GP alone requesting the contraceptive pill. She has a 17-year-old boyfriend. She is well and understands the discussion. She does not want her parents to know. What is the most appropriate course of action