Every Australian, either a receiver or provider, of healthcare, now has a safeguard enshrined in a Healthcare Rights Charter. After much development, patients, health consumers, carers, families, clinicians, health professional staff, health consumer service organisations and related stakeholders, have all contributed to a safe and high quality Healthcare, that will achieve the best outcomes for our healthcare system, a measure adopted by Federal and State Health Ministers of a health care charter, July 22, 2008.
To achieve an operating success within our health care, patients, carers, consumers and medical staff can contribute by cooperating fully with others involved in healthcare, providing feedback on their experiences so that improvements can be made.
Healthcare organisations have a particular role to play in making sure policies and procedures describing how the rights are to be achieved, clearly written and readily available.
Approaches have been made to consumer and medical support associations, and the Government, to ensure the Charter is displayed in a framed-position for all persons to view. The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights displays three guiding principles, as well as access, safety, respect, communications, participation, privacy and comment.
Patients and consumers will not always be able to contribute to achieving their rights, while medical staff need to be aware of a patient's and consumer's circumstances and to consider these circumstances when providing care.
Acknowledgement Australian Cimmission on safety, quality and healthcare. Geoff.
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At last, something to give Australian patients some protection. It also gives medical professionals an overall standard guide for them to follow, besides their professional qualifications they have been trained. If 'we' all follow the Charter's seven points, success overall will be achieved for eveyone. Geoff
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