Central Gippsland Health has embraced privacy legislation and is committed to ensuring that consumer and staff rights to privacy are upheld at all times. The network has proper processes and policies in place to ensure compliance with privacy legislation and to provide information to staff and consumers regarding privacy rights and responsibilities.

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All Central Gippsland Health consumers have the right to have personal information stored in a secure location and to be assured that only information that is necessary to ensure high quality health care is to be collected. Central Gippsland Health has a privacy complaints procedure that monitors and enforces privacy issues.

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A copy of this procedure is available on request by contacting our Privacy Officer on 03 5143 8705.

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Caresync Exchange - Patient Privacy Collection Notice

The Central Gippsland Health and the Department of Health collect and disclose information via a secure electronic health information sharing system to allow clinicians to access critical patient health information at the point of care across the Victorian public health system. Access to information about any previous treatment you received will enable us to provide you with safe and effective care.

 

The Department of Health and Central Gippsland Health handles your information in the system in accordance with the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic), Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and Health Records Act 2001 (Vic). The Health Services Act 1988 (Vic) imposes penalties relating to unauthorised access, use or disclosure of information.

 

Information collected and shared includes your personal information such as your name, date of birth and address and relevant health information, including treatment your received.

 

For more information, please see the CareSync Exchange Privacy Management Framework at Victorian Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System Privacy Management Framework or contact our Privacy Officer on 03 5143 8705.  

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