RRMC Patient Allergy & Consent Form

Patient Allergy & Consent Form

We are committed to providing our patients with the best care. To do this, it is essential that your health record contains complete and accurate information.
Health Information
Do you have any allergies or are you sensitive to drugs or dressings?*

NoYes
If yes, please elaborate:
Please list all your current medications, including complementary and over-the-counter medicines (e.g. homeopathic medicines such as vitamins and minerals etc.)

Patient Consent

Please read this consent form carefully prior to signing.
This general practice collects information from you for the primary purpose of providing quality healthcare. We require you to provide us with your personal details and a full medical history so that we may properly assess, diagnose and treat illnesses and medical conditions, ensuring we are proactive in your healthcare. To enable ongoing care, and in keeping with the Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles, we wish to provide you with sufficient information on how your personal information may be used or disclosed and record your consent or restrictions to this consent.

Your personal information will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected or as otherwise permitted by law, and we respect your right to determine how your information is used or disclosed. The information we collect may be collected by a number of different methods and examples may include: medical test results, notes from consultations, Medicare details, data collected from observations and conversations with you, and details obtained from other health care providers (e.g. specialist correspondence).

By signing below, you (as a patient/parent/guardian) are consenting to the collection of your personal information, and that it may be used or disclosed by the practice for the following purposes:
- Administrative purposes in the operation of our general practice.
- Billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare requirements.
- Follow-up reminder/recall notices for treatment and preventative healthcare, frequently issued by SMS.
- Disclosure to others involved in your health care, including treating doctors and specialists outside this medical practice. This may occur through referral to other doctors, or for medical tests and in the reports or results returned to us following the referrals.
- Accreditation and quality assurance activities to improve individual and community healthcare and practice management.
- For legal related disclosure as required by a court of law.
- For the purposes of research only where de-identified information is used.
- To allow medical students and staff to participate in medical training/teaching using only deidentified information.
- To comply with any legislative or regulatory requirements, e.g. notifiable diseases.
- For use when seeking treatment by other doctors in this practice.
- At all times we are required to ensure your details are treated with the utmost confidentiality.
- Your records are very important and we will take all steps necessary to ensure they remain confidential.
- Please complete the form below if you understand and agree to the following statements in relation to our use, collection, privacy and disclosure of your patient information.
I,Full Name*, have read the information above and understand the reasons
why my information must be collected, and the purposes for which my information may be used or disclosed. I understand that if my information is to be used for any purpose other than that set out above, my further consent will be obtained.
I,Full Name*, give permission for my personal information to be collected,
used and disclosed as described above, including contact via SMS to my mobile phone number. I understand only my relevant personal information will be provided to allow the above actions to be undertaken and I am free to withdraw, alter or restrict my consent at any time by notifying this practice in writing.
Patient Name*

First NameLast Name
Signature*

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Date*

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Your name (if patient is not signing)

First NameLast Name
Your relationship to the patient
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You have the right to deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym unless it is impracticable for us to do so or unless we are required or authorised by law to only deal with identified individuals. In doing so, your Medicare Card cannot be used for identification and claiming purposes and as such you will be required to pay a minimum cost of $67.00 non refundable by Medicare to see a doctor.
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Patient Allergy & Consent Form

Health Information

Patient Consent

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