What we expect from you

Respect
We expect you to treat our staff, patients, carers, families and visitors with respect and dignity.

Communication
Please tell us everything you know about your health. This may include:

• your medical history
• any medicines you are taking
• complementary therapies
• family and social supports
• how you feel in yourself
• lifestyle and cultural beliefs

If you can’t speak for yourself, you can ask someone to help you.

Participation
Please participate in your treatment. This means asking questions and making choices about your treatment and care.

Safety
We expect you to treat our facilities with care and to keep them clean and safe. We ask you to follow rules and instructions. We ask you not to smoke while you are at any of our facilities.

Privacy
We expect you will respect the privacy of others.

The Rights and Responsibilities brochure outlines your rights and responsibilities as a consumer of health care services at Monash Health. For further information and to download the Rights and Responsibilities brochures in other languages, click here http://monashhealth.org/page/rights_and_responsibilities