YDHS Client Information Booklet (396kb pdf) - GHA Central

Certain personal and health information, once collected, is
required to be kept for periods of time by law and disposed of
after the specified time. YDHS abides by the laws required for
the storage and disposal of health and personal information.
Please contact the Privacy Officer at YDHS for more information
if required.
When you go home from hospital we will send a discharge
summary to your local doctor if you agree to this. This
summarizes your stay in hospital, your medication and any
special instructions we need your doctor to know about. If you do
not wish this information to be sent to your doctor please let your
nurse know as soon as possible.
We may also share information relevant to your ongoing care
with other health or professional services that are providing you
with support.
In some circumstances, YDHS is obligated by law to release
information about you. For example, we report notifiable
diseases to the Department of Human Services (Victoria).
Your health information may also be used at YDHS for quality
improvement activities and teaching to help staff review the care
they provide. We remove personal identifying information for
these purposes.
Information is only made available for research projects, which
have been approved by an Ethics Committee. Individuals who
carry out research must follow strict guidelines and maintain
confidentiality of the information they access. No personal,
identifiable information, apart from that described in this Guide
will leave this health service without your prior consent.
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