Privacy and Consent Form
We require your consent to collect personal information about you. Please read this information carefully, and sign where indicated below.
This medical practice collects information from you for the primary purpose of providing quality health care. We require you to provide us with your personal details and a full medical history so that we may properly assess, diagnose, treat and be proactive in your healthcare needs. This means we will use the information in the following ways:
1. Administrative purposes in running our medical practice
2. Billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare and Health Insurance Commission requirements
3. Disclosure to others involved in your health care, including treating doctors and specialists outside this practice. This may occur through referral to other doctors, hospital attendances, or for medical tests and in the reports or results returned to us after laboratory tests and imaging.
4. For Auditing or Research purposes
I have read the information above and understand the reasons why my information must be collected. I am also aware that this practice has a privacy policy on handling patient information. I understand that I am not obliged to provide any information requested of me, but that my failure to do so might compromise the quality of health care and treatment given to me.
I am aware of my right to access the information collected about me, except in some circumstances where access may legitimately be withheld. I understand I will be given an explanation in these circumstances.
I consent to the handling of my information by this practice for the purposes set out above, subject to any limitations on access or disclosure of which I may notify this practice.
I already have an e-health record Y / N (delete as applicable)
I do / do not (delete as applicable) consent to the creation of an e-health record on my behalf so that key registered agencies such as hospitals can access important details such as allergies, medications and past medical diagnoses.
Print Full Name ……………………………
Signed …………………………………………………
Patient’s Name………………………………………
& relationship……………………………. (if signed by parent / guardian)