My Responsibilities As A Patient
Patient’s Responsibilities
With rights come responsibility, and you as the patient have a responsibilities that need to be upheld in order for you to benefit from the rights afforded to all South Africans.
Every patient has the following responsibilities:
- to advise the health care providers on his or her wishes with regard to his or her death.
- to comply with the prescribed treatment or rehabilitation procedures.
- to enquire about the related costs of treatment and/or rehabilitation and to arrange for payment.
- to take care of health records in his or her possession.
- to take care of his or her health.
- to care for and protect the environment.
- to respect the rights of other patients and health providers.
- to utilise the health care system properly and not abuse it.
- to know his or her local health services and what they offer.
- to provide health care providers with the relevant and accurate information for diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation or counselling purposes.
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