... the capacity or are competent to agree to the admission. A child under the age of 16 who has sufficient intelligence and insight to understand fully what treatment is being proposed is termed Gillick competent. It should be noted, however, that, in cases where a child's competence fluctuates as a result...

...Paul Willner Purpose The terms capacity and competence are often used interchangeably, but are actually distinct. This aim of this paper is to clarify the application of these terms, and to illustrate some of the practical benefits of distinguishing them. Design/methodology/approach...