Please read this statement carefully.
Due to the Privacy Act 1988, we require your consent to collect and hold personal information and imaging. You are entitled to request access to the information we hold and collect about you. Each request will be assessed.
The information and imaging we collect may be used for clinical, administrative, research and education (de-identified), and audit purposes.
Our primary purpose in collecting this information is to provide quality health care. We require you to provide us with your details and a full medical history so that we may properly assess, diagnose, treat and be proactive in your healthcare needs.
This means that we will use the information you provide in the following ways:
Clinical purposes.
Education, training or research purposes.
Administrative purposes in running a specialist medical practice: including pre-operative and post-operative calls using phone numbers and names you provide us, as well as hospital interaction for booking surgical services.
Billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare and Health Insurance Commission requirements.
Disclosure to others involved in your medical care, including treating doctors, anaesthetists, specialists and hospital booking staff outside this practice.
Emergencies when we are required to contact your next of kin.
Important
I have read the information above and understand why my information must be collected.
I also know this practice has a privacy policy on handling patient information.
I understand that I am not obliged to provide any information requested but failure to do so might compromise the quality of healthcare and treatment provided to me.
I am aware of my right to access the information collected about me, except in circumstances where access might legitimately be withheld.
I understand I will have the circumstances above explained to me.
I understand that if my information is to be used for any other purpose than that set out above, my further consent will be obtained.
I consent to handling my information by this practice for the purposes set out above.