Your Privacy

You have legislated privacy rights. You have the right to:

• Be told about what happens to your health record
• Have choice and control over the information collected
• Ask to see what is in your health record. If you think something is incorrect, you can ask for it to be corrected
• Be told why and when a health service provider may need to share your information, for example, to ensure you get a quality treatment and care.

Please note, that we are guided by legislation, in particular the Freedom of Information Act as to what we require to provide information or records. Sometimes we may require you to provide some form of identification so we can ensure that we are providing information to the correct person.