Understanding My Healthcare Rights: A Guide for Consumers

This national guide provides information on the health care rights patients can expect in Australia including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy and giving feedback.

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Author(s): Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Organisation: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Year Published: 2020
Language: English

Australian Women’s Health Alliance acknowledges the owners of the lands on which we live and work, and pay our respect to Elders past and present. We recognise First Nations people across this country and their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. Sovereignty has not been ceded.

Have a health concern?

Call healthdirect – 1800 022 222

Experiencing violence?

Contact 1800RESPECT

Is it an emergency?

Call triple zero – 000

Other crisis and general helplines can also be found online

Want to yarn with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter?

Call 13YARN – 13 92 76

Looking for LGBTIQ+ support?

Contact QLife – 1800 184 527

Australian Women’s Health Alliance acknowledges the support of the Australian Government. The Women’s Health Hub project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health Disability and Ageing, Health Peak Advisory Bodies Program.

This website contains names and images of people who have died.

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