Patient Responsibilities.

Every patient or client has the following responsibilities:

• To take care of his or her health.
• To care for and protect the environment.
• To respect the rights of other patients and health providers.
• To utilise the health care system properly and not abuse it.
• To know his or her local health service and what they offer.
• To provide health care providers with the relevant and accurate information for diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation or counselling purposes.
• To advise the health care providers on his or her wishes with regard to his or her death.
• To comply with the prescribed treatment or rehabilitation procedures.
• To enquire about the related costs of the treatment and / or rehabilitation and arrange for payment.
• To take care of health records in his or her possession.