Introduction
This chapter deals with the areas of health law relevant to treatment as a patient. These are:
consent and information;
access to medical records;
privacy and confidentiality (e.g. between health practitioners and their patients);
blood transfusions and organ transplants; and
making a complaint.
Introduction
Chapter: 9.1: Health and the law
Contributor: Chris Chosich, Senior Associate, Health Legal
Current as of: 1 September 2024
Law Handbook Page: 780
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