Rights and Responsibilities
As a patient of Colac Area Health, you have certain rights and responsibilities. Colac Area Health also has expectations of you as a patient. If you are being admitted as a patient, please familiarise yourself with this agreement prior to your surgery/treatment.
Patient’s Rights, Responsibilities and Undertakings Agreement
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights
The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights describes the rights of patients, consumers and other people using the Australian healthcare system. These rights are essential to make sure that wherever and whenever health care is provided, it is of high quality and is safe. The Charter- recognises that people receiving care and people providing health care all have important parts to play in achieving healthcare rights.
- allows patients, consumers, families, carers and services providing care to share an understanding of the rights of people receiving health care.