Keeping your personal information private

Your personal information

When you register as a patient of Salisbury Medical Centre, you provide consent for our GPs and practice staff to access your personal information. 

We collect your name, date of birth, address, contact details, Medicare number, healthcare identifiers and health fund details. Medical information may include medical history and care required.

Your medical records

This practice takes steps to ensure that your medical records:

• are accurate, complete, well organised and legible
• are up to date
• contain enough information to allow any GP to care for you
• contain a summary of your care
• can be used to remind you, with your permission to return for follow up, check ups and reviews.

If you wish to remain anonymous while accessing healthcare services, please talk to practice staff

Providing your information to others

GPs respect your right to decide how your personal information is used or shared. Our practice will not share your personal health information with anyone else or another organisation unless:

• you have consented to sharing or
• there is a legal obligation to disclose information. Your GP will first discuss with you the information that she/he is legally obliged to disclose, or
• the information is necessary for you to obtain Medicare payments or other health rebates, or
• there is an overriding public health & safety interest

Security

All health records are kept secure using our medical software with password protection. Bookings made online use Hotdoc, which is a secure platform ensuring your details remain private.