Do you know what your patient rights are?
Patient Rights
- A healthy and safe environment and access to healthcare
- Emergency care in life-threatening situations
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Be treated with courtesy and consideration by all staff
- Be informed about his/her illness/condition and treatment, to be able to give informed consent
- Exercise choice in healthcare service and to participate in decision-making that affects his/her health
- Be referred for a second opinion
- Continuity of care and to refuse treatment or information about his/her illness
- Complain about health service
Patient Responsibility
- Take care of his/her health by adopting a healthy lifestyle
- Respect the rights of other patients and health provider
- Utilise the healthcare system properly
- Provide healthcare providers with relevant and accurate information for diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation or counselling purposes
- Advise the healthcare providers on his/her wishes with regards to his/her death
- Comply with the prescribed treatment or rehabilitation procedures
- Enquire about the related costs of the treatment and or rehabilitation and arrange for payment