WA COUNTRY HEALTH SERVICE
— PATIENT INFORMATION
404. Hon COLIN de GRUSSA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to WA Country Health
Service's patient consent policies regarding the release of patient
information to treating health practitioners.
(1) Does WACHS
accept the patient's written signed consent for the release of patient
information to the patient's treating health practitioners?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to
(1), does WACHS require this practice to be followed by service providers and
contractors to WACHS; and, if not, why not?
(4) If yes to (3), how does WACHS
enforce this?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
I have been advised by the WA
Country Health Service that further time is required to answer this question.
The information will be provided to the member by 13 May 2020.