Third Party Policy

THIRD PARTY POLICY

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure staff at Jindalee Village Medical Centre seek consent for the presence of a third party during a patient’s consultation. A patient is entitled to either consent to or decline the presence of a third party.

Applicability

This policy applies to all employees, patients, guests, interpreters, medical students, and chaperones of Jindalee Village Medical Centre.

Procedure

• • • All patients have the right to either consent to or decline to the presence of a third party during their consultation.
    • Third party can be requested by the patient or by the practitioner.
    • Ensure that the third party is fully aware of their rights and has the capacity to make an informed decision regarding their consent to a third party during their consultation.
    • A third party may be a family member, partner, friend, guardian, interpreter, chaperone, medical or nursing student or another general practitioner or health professional.
    • When a third-party consent is requested, the patient will be required to complete a Patient Consent Form – Third Party.
    • This form will be scanned and kept in the patient’s file.
    • All patients have to the right to decline the presence of a third party during their consultation without fear of repercussions.

External Links

Privacy and managing health information in general practice https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Running%20a%20practice/Protecting%20practice%20information/Privacy-and-managing-health-information-in-general-practice.pdf