Privacy Statement

Information about a patient's medical and family health history is needed to provide accurate medical diagnoses and appropriate treatment. We will be fair in the way we collect information about our patients. This information is generally collected from the patient, and otherwise with the patient's consent. However, from time to time we may receive patient information from others. When this occurs we will, wherever possible, make sure the patient knows we have received this information.

Medical care requires full knowledge of patient health information by all members of a medical team. To ensure quality and continuity of patient care a patient's health information has to be shared with other health care providers from time to time. Some information about patients is also provided to Medicare, and private health funds if relevant, for billing and medical rebate purposes.

There are also circumstances where a medical practitioner is legally bound to disclose personal information. An example of this is the mandatory reporting of communicable diseases.

It is necessary for us to keep patients' information after their last attendance at this practice for as long as is required by law, or is prudent, having regard to administrative requirements.

The provision of quality health care is our principal concern. It requires a doctor patient relationship of trust and confidentiality. Your doctor regards patients' health information as confidential and will only collect this information with patient consent.

A patient's personal information is handled in accordance with the appropriate government legislation. Patients are entitled to know what personal information is held; its use; to whom and under what circumstances it may be disclosed; when consent is required for these purposes; and how it is stored.

Privacy hotline: 1300 363 992

Web site: www.privacy.gov.au