Queensland Health is required to comply with Queensland Government Information Standard 42A (IS42A). IS42A deals with “personal information”, that is information that identifies or could identify an individual. It also establishes minimum requirements for::
- Collection of personal information (eg. what information we may collect, how we do this, what information needs to be given to people when we collect information about them)
- Use and disclosure of personal information (i.e. the circumstances under which we can use information within Queensland Health and disclose it to parties outside Queensland Health, including how we use/disclose identifiers such as the Medicare number)
- Data quality (i.e. the personal information we collect, use and disclose must be complete, accurate and up to date)
- Data security (i.e. we must ensure that we protect personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure)
- Access and correction (i.e. giving individuals the right to access their information; for example, under the Freedom of Information Act 1992)
- Openness (i.e. we need to make information available to the public about the types of personal information we collect and our information handling practices)
Queensland Health requires all students to understand and comply with the privacy principles in IS42A.
Further information about IS42A is available on the Queensland Health privacy website http://www.health.qld.gov.au/privacy
It is essential that while you are on clinical placement, you comply with these Queensland Health privacy standards.
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