Introduction

PRIVACY RESOURCES

Practice manager intro

What to do

Manual privacy statement

Staff privacy statement

IT privacy issues

Question & Answers

Privacy audit

Waiting room brochure (doc)

Requests, Complaints

Request - health information

Health Records act  (Vic)

Complaint form  (hic)

Health privacy principles (hic)

.Download all the above
ie. docs & pdfs (219KB)

Privacy, Access to Records & Complaints

Resources designed to assist you with implementing a Privacy Policy for your practice. We have attempted to compile practical resources & some answers to the most commonly asked questions, but each practice will have to make its own decisions on how to provide for legislative requirements.

We would also recommend the following web sites for further details.

• Office of Federal Privacy Commissioner ( www.privacy.gov.au)

• Health Services Commissioner Victoria ( www.health.vic.gov.au/hsc/index.htm)

• DHS : ( www.dhs.vic.gov.au/privacy/)

• Statewide Service Coordination Tool Templates and Guidelines

  • Consumer consent form ( 36KB - pdf )

  • Pamphlet Your Information Its Private ( 27KB - pdf )
    
    For further information please refer to GPDV website www.gpdv.com.au/PCPs/.
     

• Young People & Informed Consent  (Medical Board Victoria).. 1 page pdf extract

• Assessing testamentary capacity (AMA Victoria) ..

 Page last updated: 04/09/2006