This page has been printed from the Yarrow Place website http://www.yarrowplace.sa.gov.au

Yarrow Place believes the rights that our clients have are:

• the right to receive health care and counselling in privacy and to be treated with respect and dignity
• the right to ask questions
• the right to information that is accurate, clear and easy to understand
• the right to view your notes, records, results and letters of referral
• the right to comment on or express an opinion or complaint about health services or care
• the right to receive compensation for injuries or illness caused or aggravated by health care or health care advice provided by a doctor or counsellor
• the right to interpreter services including access to information in the language of your choice
• the right to choose the best option for yourself and the right to change your mind
• the right to decide who will be present when you receive health care information
• the right to have all identifying personal information kept confidential subject to legal requirements and for no information, beyond information necessary to your care, to be available to people outside the service without your consent.

People who report a rape or sexual assault to the police have rights as a victim of crime. These rights have been agreed to by the United Nations and supported by the South Australian Government. Click here for more information.