Patient Informed Consent

Collect Statement

Grove Medical Victoria Park collects information that is necessary and relevant in order to provide you with medical care, treatment and to manage our clinic. This information may include your name, address, date of birth, gender, health information, family history, credit card and direct debit details and contact details.

This information may be stored on our computer medical records system and/or in handwritten medical records. Wherever practicable we will only collect information from you personally. However, we may also need to collect information from other sources such as treating specialists, radiologists, pathologists, hospitals and other health care providers. We collect information in various ways, such as over the phone or in writing, and in person at our Grove Medical Victoria Park clinic. This information may be collected by medical and non-medical team members. In emergency situations we may also need to collect information from your relatives or friends. We may be required by law to retain medical records for certain periods of time depending on your age at the time we provide services.

Consent

Grove Medical Victoria Park requires your consent to collect your personal and health information. Please read the below carefully.

Grove Medical Victoria Park collects information for the primary purpose of providing exceptional health care. it is required that you as the patient provide us with your personal details and a full medical history to allow us to accurately assess, diagnose, treat and advice on all your health care requirements.

Your consent is given for personal and health information to be accessed by team members of Grove Medical Victoria Park and to be used for administrative purposes to assist in the running of Grove Medical Victoria Park, including the sharing of this information with others involved in my health management, such as treating doctors and specialists, allied health professionals and any other implicated parties that may need access to this information to manage your health (within and outside the Grove Medical Victoria Park). This may occur through referrals to other doctors and/or allied health professionals, for medical tests and in the reports or results returned to your doctor following referrals.

You give consent for disclosure for research and quality assurance activated to improve individual, community health care and practice management. This may occur when Grove Medical incorporated patient health records into de-identifiable patient information to transfer to a third party, normally used for quality improvement projects.

You give consent to allow Grove Medical Victoria Park to transfer your personal and health information to third parties who require this information to manager your health for continuity of care.

You give consent to the presence of a third party to be present during my consultation. This may include a patient advocate, general practice nurse, registrar or medical student.

Your give your consent to be part of the Clinic’s National, State and Territory recall and reminder systems.

You give consent for Grove Medical Victoria Park to send reminders to help maintain health for procedures such as vaccinations, cervical screenings, bowel screening, breast screening etc.

You give consent for your data to be sent to various disease specific registers, (e.g., cervical, bowel, breast screening and the Australian Childhood Immunisation register etc.) to assist with preventative health management.