Guide to health privacy

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Health service providers routinely handle sensitive health information about their patients and customers.

This guide has been written to help health services providers — from doctors and private sector hospitals, through to allied health professionals, pharmacists, childcare centres and gyms — understand their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988, and embed good privacy in their practice.