Privacy omnibus: Five cases demonstrate the two steps needed for releasing notes

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Privacy omnibus: Five cases demonstrate the two steps needed for releasing notes

24 April 2019

Gaeline Phipps

Wednesday 24 April 2019, 01:00 AM

A parent or guardian may need access to some of the child’s notes so they can properly provide care

The notes of the deceased patient and child patient need to be handled with privacy concerns top of mind. Wellington barrister Gaeline Phipps runs through the important considerations

There has been a flurry of calls on the Medicus helpline relating to privacy issues, and I thought it might be helpful to recap the obligations for

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