Privacy Policy

West Wimmera Health Service is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who interact with its services. This commitment is guided by the principles set out in the Health Records Act 2001 and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. These principles ensure that personal and health information is collected, used, disclosed, and stored in a manner that respects the privacy and confidentiality of individuals.

Personal information may only be collected for purposes directly related to the performance of health services. Individuals must be informed about the collection of their information and their rights to access and correct it. The use and disclosure of health information are restricted to the primary purpose for which it was collected or a directly related secondary purpose that the individual would reasonably expect. Otherwise, consent is required.

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West Wimmera Health Service takes your privacy extremely serious and takes every reasonable step to ensure information that is collected is stored safely and used only for the manner in which it was collected.

Should you wish to discuss your privacy or have any questions please contact our Privacy Officer on 53914 222 or view the West Wimmera Health Service Privacy Policy.

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