New patient registration

New Patient Registration Form

If you are a new patient you will need to complete a Patient Form when you attend your first appointment.  Please arrive a few minutes earlier in order to read and complete your patient  form.

Health Information Collection and Consent

In accordance with the Health  Information and Privacy Act each doctor has asked that you to provide us with your personal details and a full medical history.  This enables each doctorm properly assess, diagnose, treat and be proactive in your health care needs.

We aim to protect the privacy and secure storage of your health information. You can request a copy of our privacy policy, which includes information about the collection, use and disclosure of your health information.

We require your consent to collect personal information about you and to use the information you provide in the following ways:

• Administrative purposes.
• Billing purposes, including compliance with Medicare and Health Insurance Commission requirements.
• Disclosure to others involved in your healthcare including treating doctors and specialists outside this medical practice. This may occur though referral to other doctors, or for medical tests and in the reports or results returned to us following referrals.
• Disclosure to other doctors in the practice, locums etc. for the purpose of patient care and teaching.
• For research and quality assurance activities to improve individual and community health care and practice management. Usually information that does not identify you is used but should information that will identify you be required you will be informed and given the opportunity to “opt out” of any involvement.
• To comply with any legislative or regulatory requirements e.g. notifiable diseases.
• For reminder letters which may be sent to you regarding your health care and management.

NOTE: You can decline to have your health information used in all or some of the ways outlined above but it may influence your doctor's ability to manage your health care to provide the best outcome for you.