Privacy of Personal information is a Fundamental Right of Health Care in South Africa.
As your psychometrist, when you provide me health information I give you these assurances:
I will…
✔ Only collect information required for the assessment process
✔ Give you access to your own records and, if requested, make copies of them at a reasonable cost
✔ Only share your information with other health professionals or health care institutions to the extent necessary to provide you with proper health care
✔ Ask your permission to share your health information if required for other purposes unless I must provide it for legal reasons
✔ Keep your information secure and retain or destroy these records as requested by law
✔ Keep accurate records
My role in protecting your health information is guided by:
- The Hippocratic Oath
- The HPCSA Code of Ethics professional policies and practices, legislation and regulation