Patient Right & Responsibility
Patient Right & Responsibility
As a patient, you have the right to:
- Get Information in language that you understand
- Get information about diet/nutrition/food drug interactions
- Get estimate for the cost of treatment
- Get information about immunization
- Maintain personal dignity & privacy during examination, procedures and treatment. To receive uniform care for all classes of patients
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information/details recorded in the hospital
- Get information on how to make suggestions and address a complaint
- Have access to all your clinical records
- Seek an additional opinion regarding clinical care
- Get complete information on your care plan, progress and your health care need
- Refuse treatment and give your informed consent before any procedure/surgery/treatment
- Be treated equally and respected for your special preferences, spiritual and cultural needs
- Give consent and get information before any research protocol is initiated
- Be protected from any kind of neglect or abuse
The responsibilities of patients are as follows:
- To provide complete and accurate information when asked
- To treat hospital staff, other patients and visitors with courtesy and respect
- To follow the prescribed treatment plan and carefully comply with the instructions given.
- To keep the hospital surroundings clean and not damage the hospital property
- Not to take any medications without the knowledge of the Doctor
- To understand all instructions before signing the consent forms or other documents
- To understand and respect Doctor’s call to prioritise some admitted patient and patients requiring emergency care
- To take responsibility of their personal belongings and valuables
- To pay all the bills on time
- To abide by all hospital rules and regulations
- To accept the hospital policies to ensure privacy and confidentiality of medical records and patients.
- To comply with the visitor policies like:
- No smoking and no tobacco usage within the premises
- Maintain silence
- Not to take any photographs or video recording
- No weapons within the premises