Southern Health is committed to protecting the privacy of personal and health information it collects and holds. In this regard, Southern Health complies with both State and Commonwealth laws that regulate the handling of personal information. This Privacy Statement explains how your personal information (being information capable of identifying you as an individual) will be treated as you access and interact with this website.
Information regarding the privacy, confidentiality and security of a patient’s health information collected by Southern Health can be found in Southern Health’s brochure entitled "Your Rights and Responsibilities".
What information is collected and how is it used?
This site uses visitor logs to automatically record non-personal data, which does not identify specific users. To the extent that any data could identify you, we will not attempt to do so unless required by law. De-identified data from the visitor logs may be used to update and improve this website and for statistical purposes only.
This site also uses “cookies” to remember options you have selected and displays those options again on your next visit. These cookies do not store any personal information and do not allow us to track your usage of the site.
Email messages you submit via this site may include personal information such as name, email address and telephone number. This information will only be used to respond to specific user queries and will not be added to any mailing lists nor disclosed to any other party without your knowledge and consent, unless required by law.
Information is also stored and disposed of in accordance with our obligations under the Public Records Act 1973 (Vic).
Security of information
Southern Health has technology and security measures aimed to protect personal and health information, however, you should be aware that there are risks in transmitting information to us online. If you are concerned about conveying sensitive material to us over the Internet, you might prefer to contact us by telephone or mail.
The clinical and non-clinical material on this website is intended only to provide a summary and general overview on matters of interest. It is not comprehensive and does not substitute for the exercise of clinical judgement in the circumstances of a particular case. If you have any concerns, you should seek advice from a senior medical officer before acting or relying on any of the content.
The information on this website is liable to change and although we attempt to ensure that the content is current Southern Health does not guarantee its currency as there may be delays, errors or omissions.
For your convenience and information, this website contains links to other sites. Southern Health makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or any other aspect of the information on those linked sites.
All trademarks mentioned on this website belong to their respective owners. Unless otherwise indicated, Southern Health owns the copyright in the content on this website.
No material on this website can be reproduced, adapted, distributed, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written consent from Southern Health.
You may print out any content on this website for your personal use. All other use, copying or reproduction of this website or any part of it is prohibited (except to the extent permitted by law). None of the content or any part of it may be reproduced on any other Internet website.
The material on this website has been prepared by and is provided for Southern Health staff to use only in the course of their employment with Southern Health.
