1. Privacy Area Managers 21 November 2013

2. The Rules in Australia The Australian Privacy Principles (The Privacy Act) Applies to all organisations

3. The Rules at State level NSW Health Privacy Principles (Health Records and Information Privacy Act) Health service providers in NSW ACT Privacy Principles (Health Records (Privacy and Access Act) Health service providers in ACT

4. The 13 Basic APP Principles – Personal information Transparency Anonymity Rules for collection Rules where we obtain info by other mean Notification of collection Use and Disclosure Direct marketing Disclosure overseas Use of government related identifiers Quality of info Security of info Access Correction

5. What is Health Information? Information about an individual who could be identified about: their physical or mental health, their wishes about a health services, or a health service provided, or to be provided; or other information collected to provide, or in providing, a health service

6. Examples BRADMA labels Life Management Agreement Progress Notes Care staffs observations about residents well being

7. Collection Only collect information needed to do your job Obtain consent

8. Use Only use for the purpose collected To provide health related services

9. Examples of Use To manage a residents health: progress notes urinalysis OBS Assessment tools Care plans

10. Use for other Purposes Use for other purposes only: With consent Necessary to prevent serious, imminent threat to life/safety

11. Examples of other purposes With consent request from: Family for information Third party health provider? Without consent – Emergency to preserve life

12. Use and Disclosure Only use the information to do our job - not for any other purpose Do not disclose the information to anybody except the resident – (unless they consent)

13. What is Consent? Understanding the nature of what is proposed

14. What is required? Depends upon what is proposed: Chicken sandwiches for lunch vs tooth extraction Choice not take medication v choice not to shower

15. Case Example A mobile dental clinic wants to assess a resident Can they read the file? Who should get consent to release the file?

16. What are we doing? Privacy Working Group Operations Reps Craig Smith, Nia Briguglio, Kristine Jagger, Raelene Lewis Internal review of policies and procedures to identify areas for improvement Compulsory training commencing 2014 On-going annual training