Rights and Responsibilities
Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights
The Australian Health Ministers adopted the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights in 2008 for use in Australia. The Charter specifies the key rights of patients and consumers when seeking or receiving healthcare services and was developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care following an extensive national consultation process.
The Charter is available to everyone in the healthcare system and allows patients, consumers, families, carers and service providers to share an understanding of the rights of people receiving health care. Burnside Hospital supports the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights.
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Private Patient Charter
The Burnside War Memorial Hospital supports the Private Patients Hospital Charter under section 73F of the National Health Act (1953).
The Charter aims to:
- inform patients of what they can reasonably require from private health insurance funds, medical practitioners, private and public hospitals abd day hospital factilities; and
- advise people of matters to consider in making decisions about becoming contributors to health funds.
The Charter hightlights the above information that may assist private patients to manage their health care. It also provide guidance for doctors, hospitals and health funds to ensure that private patients obtain the best health value from their private health insurance.
Booklets are available in all patient rooms and further information can be obtained from the Dept of Health and Ageing web site.
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