Health Consumer Council

Health Consumer Council

"International Health Rights Consumers International

The Rights of Patients

Prescription for healthy consumers

All patients have the right to:

1. appropriate and accessible health care
2. freedom from discrimination
3. information and education
4. choose a doctor or other health worker
5. choose a health care establishment
6. informed consent about treatment
7. participate in their own health care
8. respect, privacy, confidentiality and dignity
9. complain
10. redress in the event of injury."