Confidentiality

Antenatal HIV Screening

Confidentiality

Your results will be treated with confidentiality at all times.

If you do have the virus, you will receive care that is professional, respectful and confidential.

Your results will be kept with you hospital notes which will only be accessed by those providing your care.

To make sure the programme is safe and effective for women, it will be monitored at a national level. This means that information from each test will be held for monitoring. You cannot be identified from this.

Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights

The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights spells out your rights when using any health services. You have a number of rights under the code, including:

your right to the information you need to make decisions about your health. Information should be given to you in a way that you can understand
your right to make an informed choice and give informed consent before you receive treatment
your right to be treated with respect, taking into account your cultural needs and values
your right to services being provided with reasonable care and skill.

If you want more information about your rights, you can contact the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, freephone 0800 11 22 33 or website www.hdc.org.nz.

How do you make a complaint about any part of the programme?

The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights allows you to make a complaint in a way that is appropriate to you. You should not be treated unfairly in any way because you have made a complaint. You can contact an advocate from the Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner to help you with your complaint, freephone 0800 11 22 33 or website www.hdc.org.nz.