Endo-Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia.


	Privacy Policy for Endo-Gynaecology clinic
	The information that you provide on the 'Patient Information Sheet' and that information that is communicated by you and recorded by the physician attending you on the 'Outpatient Data Collection Sheet' will be collected by the Department of Endo-Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women, for the primary purpose of providing you with treatment.
	Your information is collected and held in accordance with NSW privacy legislation under which you have rights of access and correction.
	Your information may be used by the Endo-Gynaecology Department, Royal Hospital for Women, to contact you for research or to evaluate by way of an audit, the service and or medical treatment that you have received. Any information that you provide for and audit or research purpose will not identify you in any way.
	Privacy and Personal Information for Research Patients
	Any information about you that is obtained in connection with the study will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission. To ensure confidentiality of the patient, patient information will be identified only by initials, date of birth and a study allocated number. However, the results of the study may be published or disclosed to other people in a way that will not identify you. The study will be conducted in accordance all relevant national and international regulatory guidelines to minimise negative impact on participants. Your medical records insofar as they relate to this study may be reviewed by officials of government related bodies or of any commercial company involved in this study. However, no personal details will be released. All data will be stored by the Research office of the Endo-Gynaecology Department, Royal Hospital for Women, under controlled (locked) access. Data will be retained for a minimum of ten years. Materials (including paper documents, and computer discs) will be destroyed using an industrial shredding process.
	Adapted from the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, sections 8-19.