PrivacyPrivacy InformationJewells Medical Centre has developed a privacy policy in compliance with the Federal Privacy Act in all areas relating to patients personal information. This surgery is a NSW Health Provider in the private sector, bound by the Health Records and Information Act 2002 (NSW) and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) . This includes both the Australian Privacy Principles and the NSW Health Privacy Principles. These principles set the standards by which we handle personal information collected from our patients as we are committed to providing quality health care for our patients and we recognise the importance of ensuring that our patients are fully informed and involved in their health care.
Your medical file is handled with the utmost respect for your privacy. The file will be accessed by your medical Practitioner and where necessary by other practitioners in the practice. It will also be necessary for our staff to handle your file to address the administrative requirements of running a medical practice. Our staff are bound by strict confidentiality requirements as a condition of employment. |