Right 1 - ACCESS

Right to access health and community services Patient experience survey results support this right:

• fast access to reliable health advice is highly valued by patients - Picker Institute Europe, Coulter & Ellins 2006

• the 2009 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Patient Experience Survey highlighted that:

• 6.3% of Australians delayed seeing or didn’t see a GP because of the cost

• 18% of Australians felt they had waited longer than acceptable to get a GP appointment

• 12% of Australians did not see a GP until 2 or more days after making an appointment for urgent medical care

Right 2 - SAFETY

Right to be safe and free from abuse

Patient experience survey results support this right:

• the safety climate is an important measure of patient satisfaction by public hospital patients and healthcare staff - SA Health Patient Safety Culture report March 2009 & SA Health Safety & Quality Survey 2009

Right 3 - QUALITY

Right to quality service Patient experience survey results support this right:

• 3 of the 8 factors that are valued most highly by patients include:

• effective treatment delivery by trusted professionals• attention to physical and environmental needs• continuity of care and smooth transitions

Picker Institute Europe, Coulter & Ellins 2006

• 2009 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Patient Experience Survey highlighted that 5% of people reported having medication, medical care, treatment or a test that had caused harm or a harmful side effect

Right 4 - RESPECT

Right to be treated with respectPatient experience survey results support this right:

• 3 of the 8 factors that are valued most highly by patients include:

• respect and dignity• emotional support, empathy & respect• involvement in decisions & respect for preferences

Picker Institute Europe, Coulter & Ellins 2006

The next Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National PatientExperience Survey will ask people whether GPs, specialists, doctors, nursing staff in hospitals & dentists listened carefully,spent enough time with them &treated them with respect.

Right 5 - INFORMATION

Right to be informed Patient experience survey results support this right:

• clear, comprehensible information & support for self-care is highly valued by patients Picker Institute Europe, Coulter & Ellins 2006

• 1 in 10 patients didn’t feel adequately informed of the risks & benefits of treatment - SA Health Safety & Quality Survey Results 2009

• 2009 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Patient Experience Survey finding 55% of the people who reported having medication, medical care, treatment or a test that had

caused harm or a harmful side effect, had been informed of the risk

Right 6 - PARTICIPATION

Right to actively participatePatient experience survey results support this right:

• 2009 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) National Patient Experience Survey highlighted that:

• 40% of people who were admitted to hospital had been given a choice to be treated as a public or private patient on their most recent hospital admission

• of the people who were given the choice to be treated as a public or private patient, 87% reported feeling they had been given enough information to make a choice

Right 7 - PRIVACY

Right to privacy and confidentiality Patient experience survey results support this right:

• privacy was rated by outpatients as one of the primary factors that influences their level of satisfaction - Picker Institute Europe, Sizmur & Redding, June 2010

Right 8 - COMMENT

Right to comment and / or complain Patient experience survey results support this right:

• SA Health Patient Evaluation of Hospital Stay 2008 highlighted:

• 4-7% of patients said that the way complaints are dealt with could be improved

• 55% of patients had no knowledge of patient rights• 62% of patients had no knowledge of patient advisors• 52% of patients had no knowledge of HCSCC

• involvement of & support for family & carers is highly valued by patients Picker Institute Europe, Coulter & Ellins 2006