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Doctors Working From Hampstead Health

Dr Jose Estevez MD, FRACGP, Cert Skin Cancer Med, DCH Dr Estevez graduated from Medical School in 1987. Originally from Cuba, he migrated to Australia more than 10 years ago. He has a vast experience and training in Paediatrics and Neonatology. He has a Diploma in Child Health and is also a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He as also obtained his Certificate in Skin Cancer Medicine from the University of Queensland. He is interested in Occupational Health, mental health, skin conditions, musculoskeletal ailments, chronic conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Disease. He has been an accredited General Practice Trainer as well as a Medical Educator for Flinders Medical Students. He is fluent in Spanish. Disclaimer: Dr Estevez is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Estevez's ABN is 22 707 449 393.	Dr Annie Kwan MBBS (Syd), FRACGP, Grad Dip Pal Med Dr. Kwan obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery (MBBS) in year 2000 from The University of Sydney. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners. Dr. Kwan has an interest in all areas of General Practice including Women's Health and management of Chronic Diseases. She is fluent in English and Cantonese. Dr Kwan is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Kwan's ABN is 19 701 453 182.	Dr Amna MBBS, FRACGP Dr Amna has completed her Fellowship in General Practice. She specialises in all aspects of women's health and family planning. Dr Amna also has extensive experience in paediatrics, travel medicine, mental health, minor surgical procedures, Implanon insertion and removal. Dr Amna is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Amna's ABN is 84 683 391 608.
Dr Nazeer Ibralebbe MBBS, FRACGP Dr Nazeer has been serving the community for 16 years in both general practice and emergency departments. He holds MBBS and FRACGP. His special interests are Paediatrics, Chronic Disease Management (CDM), especially Diabetes, Hypertension and asthma, Geriatrics and skin cancer medicine. He is fluent in English, Tamil and Sinhalese. Dr Ibralebbe is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Ibralebbe's ABN is 85 036 234 336.	Dr Shen-Wen Cheng MBBS, FRACGP Dr Cheng was born in Taichung, Taiwan, in 1980 and came to Australia 2000. He completed his medical degree at the University of Adelaide in 2007. His internship was undertaken at the RAH and his residency at the QEH. During his resident medical officer year he completed a research paper on using CT technology in predicting stroke and presented this at the Royal Australian & NZ College of Radiologists annual scientific meeting in 2009. He has also done training in radiology at the Royal Hobart Hospital for a couple of years. Dr Cheng has been practicing General Practice since 2012. Since then he has trained in a number of good quality clinics including Adelaide Health Care, Medical HQ and Ladywood Clinic. He also spent 6 months as a GP Registrar at Adelaide Unicare’s two practices in Adelaide’s CBD. Dr Cheng has interests in all aspects of general practice including chronic disease management, musculoskeletal medicine, men’s and women’s health, skin cancer, paediatrics and mental health. He is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Dr Cheng is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Cheng's ABN is 50 796 329 016.	Dr. Manoj George MBBS, FRACGP Dr. George has been a doctor for the last 24 years and was the Medical Director of the Flinders and Far North Division of General Practice. He has special interest in Internal medicine, management of Heart Disease, Diabetes, Emphysema, Asthma and various other aspects of General Practice. He has been a mentor to Medical students, Registrars and International Medical Graduates. Dr George is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr George's ABN is 39 119 635 326.
Dr Sanjeev Joshi MBBS, MS(general surgery), FRACGP MRCS, Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Surgery (Health Cert), Advanced Certificate of Dermascopy (Health Cert, Skin Cancer College) Dr Joshi received his MBBS (1990-1995)from GMC, Amritsar (India) & completed post-graduation in General Surgery in 2000 from the same institution. He has worked extensively as a GP/Surgeon in India for 10 years before moving to Australia in 2011. After working in Mount Gambia hospital, he then moved into full time GP work in Ballarat. Dr Joshi finished his Fellowship in General Practice in 2018. His main areas of interest include Chronic Disease Management, Mens and Womens health, travel medicine, skin cancer checks, minor procedural works including Implanon insertion & removal. He is currently undertaking a course in Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery. In his spare time he loves to watch and play cricket. Dr Joshi is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Joshi's ABN is 58 612 483 146.	Dr Anuradha Gupta MBBS, FRACGP Dr Anuradha Gupta is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Practitioners. She graduated medical school in 1990 and has been working as a General Practitioner for the last 25years. Dr Gupta has an extensive experience in womens’ health, chronic disease management especially diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, mental health and child health, Implanon insertions, preventative medicine and travel advice. She speaks English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr Gupta doesn’t prescribe medicines for drug and alcohol de-addiction. Dr Gupta is happy to do the employment checks, driving license form and other paper work for her regular patients. Dr Gupta is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Gupta's ABN is 86 795 852 606.	Dr Shadrack Angwenyi FRACGP, MBBS Dr Shadrack Angwenyi, originally from Kenya, migrated to Australia 24 years ago. Dr Angwenyi obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Adelaide University, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). He has been serving the community for 16 years in both general practice and emergency departments in Adelaide, Darwin, Queensland, NSW and Christmas Island Dr Angwenyi has vast experience and training in musculoskeletal ailments and chronic conditions such as Asthma, Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Disease and has a particular interested in Respiratory medicine and Dermatology. Dr Angwenyi is fluent in Swahili and English. He enjoys reading books, watching shows on streaming services and keeping fit.
Dr Abaidullah Siddiqi MBBS, FRACGP Dr Siddiqi is MBBS and Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He also holds a "Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health" from Sexual Health and Family Planning Association of Australia. He has recently relocated from regional South Australia to Adelaide. Dr Siddiqi has been practicing medicine for 16 years including working in Australia for over 6 years. His special interests are Chronic Disease Management especially Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Chronic Kidney disease, Heart Disease, Asthma, COPD, mental health and Indigenous health. He has experience in minor surgical procedures like suturing, minor lumps and bumps, skin lesions, Implanon insertion and removals. He has been a mentor and medical educator for Australian Medical students. He is also a certified GP registrar supervisor with AOGP. Dr Siddiqi is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Siddiqi's ABN is 41 592 035 284.	Dr Hsin-Pei Lin (Ellen) MD,FRACGP,MMED,DCH,ClinDip Pall Med (RACP) Dr. Lin graduated from medical school in 2011 and completed her Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2020. Dr. Lin enjoys all aspects of general practice and has experiences working in both rural and urban Australia, including remote Aboriginal communities. Her special interests are child’s health, women’s health, sexual & reproductive medicine, chronic disease management, travel medicine, palliative medicine and Aboriginal health. Dr. Lin is accredited to do pregnancy shared care and Implanon insertion & removal. She is fluent in English and Mandarin. Dr Lin is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Lin's ABN is 76 618 845 458.	Dr Vladimir Ulanov MBBS, FRACGP, Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine Dr Ulanov graduated from medical school in 1994. He is a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He also obtained Certificate in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine from The University of Queensland and Advanced Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine from Bond University. Dr Ulanov has special interest in the management of chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, hypertension, heart and respiratory diseases), preventative medicine, children’s health, skin cancer, minor surgical procedures including Ingrown toenail surgery. Dr Ulanov is fluent in English and Russian. Dr Ulanov is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Ulanov's ABN is 35 673 963 825.
Dr Mahesh Chhanabhai MBChB, FRACGP Dr Chhanabhai has been practicing medicine for the past 35 years. 21 of those years were spent as a General Practitioner in Zimbabwe before his move to South Australia in 2003. He is a member of the AMA and RACGP, and has vast experience in all areas of General Practice, with particular interest in internal medicine,skin diseases, and elderly care. Dr Chhanabhai is fluent in English and can understand Gujarati. Dr Chhanabhai is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Chhanabai's ABN is 13 107 405 381.	Dr Pamela Duffield MMBS Dr Pam Duffield graduated from Adelaide University in 1974 After working at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital she and her husband worked in Queensland at the Mt Isa base hospital then moved back to South Australia and worked in General Practice for 4 years at Wallaroo and then for 5 years at Karoonda in the Murray Mallee, since then working at General Practices at Ingle Farm and Walkley Heights. Pam is interested in all aspects of general practice. Pam enjoys spending time with her husband and adult family and enjoys outdoor activities. Dr Duffield is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Duffield's ABN is 47 083 151 704.	Dr Niru Joshi MBBS, DGO, FRACGP, DRANZCOG Dr Joshi is a diligent, empathetic and compassionate General practitioner with a vast experience of 18 years with 9 years in Australia. She graduated in 1999 in India and migrated to Australia 10 years ago. She completed her fellowship with RACGP in 2012. Dr Joshi has post graduate training and experience in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from overseas and also received her Diploma through the Royal Australian College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2014. She has special interests in Women's health, IUD insertions, chronic disease management, mental health, Skin lesion excisions and minor surgical procedures such as Implanon and toe nail removals. She likes to spend time with her family and friends and enjoys swimming, listening to music, cooking and travelling in her free time. She is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr Joshi is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Joshi's ABN is 58 612 483 146.
Dr David Duffield MBBS Dr David Duffield graduated from Adelaide University in 1973. He worked initially in rural areas for 10 years with his wife. Later, they opened their own practice at Ingle Farm and then moved on to Walkley Heights for many years before coming to work at Hampstead Health. David is interested in all aspects of General Practice but especially Chronic Disease Management in hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory diseases as well as mens health. Dr Duffield is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Duffield's ABN is 48 083 151 704.	Dr Huma Aziz MBBS, MPH, FRACGP Dr Huma Aziz has returned to Hampstead Health after completion of her education & training in General Practice. She is now Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP). Huma completed her medical degree in 2002 from Pakistan, and also completed her Masters of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Melbourne in 2008. She has experience in General Practice in Pakistan and Australia. Huma’s approach is to listen, discuss, inform and involve her patients in making decisions about their care. She enjoys the diversity of General Practice. Huma has an interest in all areas of General Practice, but particularly special interest in chronic disease management, women’s health, children’s health, mental health, preventive health as well as clinical research. In addition to English, she is fluent in Urdu and Punjabi. Dr Aziz is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Aziz's ABN is 41 592 035 284.	Dr Kanwal Asad FRACGP, MBBS, BSc(hons) Dr. Asad has worked in General Practice for over 12 years. She is a Fellow of Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She obtained her MBBS degree in Pakistan and completed her specialist training in Australia. Dr.Asad has interest in Women,s health, Pregnancy care, Chronic Disease management,Diabetes management,Arthritis /Autoimmune diseases, Mental Health and Skin Cancer Checks. She has experience working in Rheumatology and managing Autoimmune diseases and arthritis. She has special interest in Skin Cancer prevention and management. She is currently undertaking training in Skin Cancer Medicine and Surgery . She has experience in Minor surgical procedures, Skin Biopsies, Suturing of wounds, Implanon insertion and removal. Dr.Asad is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. Dr Asad is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Asad's ABN is 73 275 586 005.
Dr Roopali Verma MBBS, FRACGP, DGO Dr Verma has extensive overseas and Australian medical experience which includes working in many countryside and city GP surgeries. She has also worked in QEH, Modbury and LMH hospitals. Dr Verma finds women’s health (managing period problems, mirena/implanon insertion and removal), working with children, elderly patients and mental health (initially training to become a psychiatrist) both exciting and rewarding. She also loves treating skin problems including minor cancer removals/ excisions. In her spare time, she volunteers at RSPCA and loves music and gardening. Dr Verma is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Verma's ABN is 51 625 606 751.	Dr M Singh MBBS ACEM EMC (Emergency Medicine), FPAA(Women, Reproductive & Sexual Health), Obstetric Shared Care Specialist, FRACGP (Rural GP), Intermediate Lic Radio, Cert Forensic, Postgraduate certificate, Dermoscopy /Dermatology /Skin Cancer Dr Singh is a locally trained doctor from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Australia. Dr Singh has extensively served at the Royal Darwin Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Flinders Medical Centre, Lyell McEwin Hospital, Modbury Hospital, St Andrews Hospital and Ashford Emergency Services. She also actively services regional communities and hospitals in Goolwa, Virginia, Two Wells, Port Pirie, Wallaroo, Maitland, Gawler and Balaklava Hospital Emergency Services as a RACGP Fellow with Extended Emergency Skills. Dr Singh has broad experience and skills in handling Ophthalmology (Eye), Obstetrics and Gynaecology cases, chronic disease management (diabetes, asthma hypertension etc), minor surgeries including skin checks & skin lesions, women’s health (managing period problems, Mirena removal, Implanon insertion/removal), paediatrics (working with children), elderly patients and mental health. In her spare time, Dr Singh loves to entertain family and friends with cooking multi-cuisines with cocktails. Dr Singh is fluent in English, Russian, Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati. Dr Singh is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Singh's ABN is 71 635 440 603.	Dr Nawzad Rasheed MBChB, FRACGP Dr Rasheed obtained his medical degree in 1989, and migrated to Australia from Iraq in 1996. He passed all exams from the Australian Medical Council, and obtained his FRACGP in 2003. Dr Rasheed has worked as a GP as well as the Resident Medical Officer at The Royal Adelaide Hospital. Dr Rasheed's interests include chronic disease management (diabetes, asthma hypertension etc), paediatrics, women's health, skin checks & skin lesions and minor surgeries. Dr Rasheed is fluent in English, Kurdish with basic knowledge of Farisi/Dari. Dr Rasheed is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of his own conduct at this facility. Dr Rasheed's ABN is 85 456 372 248.
Sugirtha "Sugi" Seela Raj MBBS Dr Sugirtha has over 15 years of experience in clinical practice. She completed her MBBS in 2004, with honors and has worked in various hospitals and clinics in her home country of Malaysia. Before moving to Adelaide, she worked in Singapore from 2013-2017. She consults on all cases of General Practice, with interests in Chronic Disease Management, Ophthalmology (Eye) cases, Mental Health, Women’s Health and Child Health. She is an approachable and compassionate doctor. Dr Sugi speaks English, Malay and Tamil. Dr Raj is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Raj's ABN is 98 731 429 590.	Dr Feroza Qazi MBBS, FRACGP Dr Qazi graduated from University of Peshawar in Pakistan in 1995 and completed her internship in Khyber Hospital Peshawar Pakistan in 1996. She worked as a GP in Pakistan before moving to Australia in 2005. Feroza completed her Australian Medical Council exams in 2009 before entering into General practice and completed her fellowship in 2013. She initially worked for 4 years at Logan hospital in QLD in the Emergency department and as a GP in Underwood and Mt Gravatt in Qld until she moved with her family to Port Augusta in 2012 working in general practice and emergency at the Port Augusta Hospital before moving to work at Hampstead Health Family Practice. Feroza is married with 3 children. Feroza’s special interests are ENT, chronic disease management, paediatrics, women health, Dermatology, and minor surgical procedures like biopsies, skin excisions, Implanon insertions and removals. Feroza has been involved in continuation of professional development by attending workshops and various medical talks on a regular basis. Feroza enjoys her time with family and friends. She loves travelling and learning about different cultures and keeping fit. Dr Qazi is an independent tenant practitioner at Hampstead Health and responsible for all of her own conduct at this facility. Dr Qazi's ABN is 69 308 223 414.

How To make an Appointment

To make an appointment, you can use our online booking system on this page.  Appointments can also be made by calling reception on 8162 9817.

All consultations and procedures are on an appointment basis. Emergency cases – whether illness or accident will be seen as promptly as possible. Reception staff must be notified or urgency. Appointments are made at 10-15 minute intervals. Longer consultation or procedure times are available if required. Please notify the receptionist when making your appointment. If more than one family member is to be seen by the doctor, please advise the receptionist at time of booking so an additional appointment can be booked. Emergency or longer consultations could delay your appointment. For continuity of care, patients are encouraged to make appointments with the usual GP whenever available.

Please fill in this New Patient Form and bring it along to your first appointment. Alternatively, you may fill one in prior to your appointment.

HOME VISITS

We ask patients to make every effort to attend the surgery for consultations, however we will visit our regular patients at home wherever possible if their condition prevents them from coming to the surgery and if they live within a reasonable distance to the surgery.

Practice Staff

Hampstead Health is supported by a committed team of nurses and administrative staff.

Nurses are available each day and evening for procedures such as immunisations, chronic disease management, pap smears, wound care, B.P checks, health assessments and more.

Our Practice Manager is Karen Bishop.

Test Results

Due to their personal nature, no results will be discussed over the phone (with exception of INR results for patients on anticoagulants). Patients are requested to make a follow up appointment with their doctor.

Patient Recalls and Reminders

We Now Send Recalls/Clinical Reminders via SMS

Why SMS?

As well as being a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional letters, SMS is more secure because you can only read the health message after verifying your personal information, and more reliable because messages have less chance of being lost.

What do I need to do?

When you receive an SMS, open the message and click on the secure link. You’ll be taken to a screen where you will need to verify your personal information, including your last name and date of birth. Once you have verified your identity you can read your recall health message. From here you can book your appointment for a time convenient to you.

Please note that you’ll need to be connected to the Internet, or have data on your phone, for the link to work. If your phone is connected to the internet and you still can’t access the link, please call us at 08 8162 9817.

Watch this video for further explanation and demonstration https://vimeo.com/225946657

Prescription Renewals

All patients are required to have an appointment to renew prescriptions.

Cancellation Policy

We request that you advise us a minimum of 2 hours before your scheduled appointment if you are unable to make it.

Your Rights

If you are concerned about any aspects of the service you receive at our practice, please discuss with your doctor or a reception staff member. If you have a significant complaint that you would like to raise with the practice please provide this in writing.

Feedback and complaints forms are available at reception or clicking these links:- Patient Feedback Form

Complaints form

You may also like to send your feedback or complaint by email to teamleaders@hampsteadhealth.com.au

If you need to discuss the matter outside the practice, contact

The Medical Registration Board, AMA or Health and Community Services Complaints Commissioner

PO Box 199, Rundle Mall SA 5000

Tel. (08) 8226 8666

Free Call 1800 232 007

Fax: (08) 8226 8652

Patient Information

To view our full patient information flyer, please CLICK HERE

Patient Feedback

Confidential and anonymous questionnaires for patients are supplied intermittently. If any patient of this practice is unhappy in area of care, we would appreciate being informed directly to staff to maintain your confidentiality. Please express your concerns to your doctor or receptionist. Click here to access a Patient Feedback Form

Communication Via E-Mail Policy

Our practice will only provide limited communication via email. Only non-urgent clinical matters should be communicated via email as opposed to telephone because we may not necessarily read all emails on a daily basis. Emails should be sent to: reception@hampteadhealth.com.au

Privacy Policy

Hampstead Health privacy policy

Current as of: 27^th June 2019

Introduction

This privacy policy is to provide information to you, our patient, on how your personal information (which includes your health information) is collected and used within our practice, and the circumstances in which we may share it with third parties.

Why and when your consent is necessary

When you register as a patient of our practice, you provide consent for our GPs and practice staff to access and use your personal information so they can provide you with the best possible healthcare. Only staff who need to see your personal information will have access to it. If we need to use your information for anything else, we will seek additional consent from you to do this.

Why do we collect, use, hold and share your personal information?

Our practice will need to collect your personal information to provide healthcare services to you. Our main purpose for collecting, using, holding and sharing your personal information is to manage your health. We also use it for directly related business activities, such as financial claims and payments, practice audits and accreditation, and business processes (eg staff training).

What personal information do we collect?

The information we will collect about you includes your:

• names, date of birth, addresses, contact details
• medical information including medical history, medications, allergies, adverse events, immunisations, social history, family history and risk factors
• Medicare number (where available) for identification and claiming purposes
• healthcare identifiers
• health fund details.

Dealing with us anonymously

You have the right to deal with us anonymously or under a pseudonym unless it is impracticable for us to do so or unless we are required or authorised by law to only deal with identified individuals.

How do we collect your personal information?

Our practice may collect your personal information in several different ways.

1. When you make your first appointment our practice staff will collect your personal and demographic information via your registration.
2. During the course of providing medical services, we may collect further personal information.
3. We may also collect your personal information when you send us an email or SMS, telephone us, make an online appointment or communicate with us using social media.
4. In some circumstances personal information may also be collected from other sources. Often this is because it is not practical or reasonable to collect it from you directly. This may include information from:

• your guardian or responsible person
• other involved healthcare providers, such as specialists, allied health professionals, hospitals, community health services and pathology and diagnostic imaging services
• your health fund, Medicare, or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (as necessary).

When, why and with whom do we share your personal information?

We sometimes share your personal information:

• with third parties who work with our practice for business purposes, such as accreditation agencies or information technology providers – these third parties are required to comply with APPs and this policy
• with other healthcare providers
• when it is required or authorised by law (eg court subpoenas)
• when it is necessary to lessen or prevent a serious threat to a patient’s life, health or safety or public health or safety, or it is impractical to obtain the patient’s consent
• to assist in locating a missing person
• to establish, exercise or defend an equitable claim
• for the purpose of confidential dispute resolution process
• when there is a statutory requirement to share certain personal information (eg some diseases require mandatory notification)
• during the course of providing medical services, through My Health Record (eg via Shared Health Summary, Event Summary).

Only people who need to access your information will be able to do so. Other than in the course of providing medical services or as otherwise described in this policy, our practice will not share personal information with any third party without your consent.

We will not share your personal information with anyone outside Australia (unless under exceptional circumstances that are permitted by law) without your consent.

Our practice will not use your personal information for marketing any of our goods or services directly to you without your express consent. If you do consent, you may opt out of direct marketing at any time by notifying our practice in person or in writing.

How do we store and protect your personal information?

Our practice stores all personal information securely in an electronic format. Personal passwords are used for all staff who have access to clinical records. Staff who may need to access your health information have signed a confidentiality agreement. Access limitations are set in accordance to the staff members role within the practice.

How can you access and correct your personal information at our practice?

You have the right to request access to, and correction of, your personal information.

Our practice acknowledges patients may request access to their medical records. We require you to put this request in writing and our practice will respond within a reasonable time, usually within 30 days. Access to your personal health record will incur a fee to cover administration costs, these costs vary depending on the size and complexity of the request. Our practice will take reasonable steps to correct your personal information where the information is not accurate or up to date. From time to time, we will ask you to verify that your personal information held by our practice is correct and current. You may also request that we correct or update your information, and you should make such requests in writing to the practice.

How can you lodge a privacy-related complaint, and how will the complaint be handled at our practice?

We take complaints and concerns regarding privacy seriously. You should express any privacy concerns you may have in writing to the Practice manager, Hampstead Health, Level 1, 237 Hampstead Road, Lightsview, SA, 5085. We will then attempt to resolve it in accordance with our resolution procedure usually within 30 days.

You may also contact the OAIC. Generally, the OAIC will require you to give them time to respond before they will investigate. For further information visit www.oaic.gov.au or call the OAIC on 1300 363 992.

Policy review statement

This privacy policy will be reviewed regularly to ensure it is in accordance with any changes that may occur. Any changes to our policy will be published on the practice website and made available at the practice.

MANAGEMENT OF YOUR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION

Your medical record is a confidential document. It is the policy of this practice to maintain security of personal health information at all times and to ensure that this information is only available to authorised members of staff. Our policy for management of your personal health information can be provided upon request. We abide by the National Privacy Principals available at www.privacy.gov.au/health/index/

Important Phone Numbers

Ambulance Emergencies 000
General Emergencies 13 25 00
Poison Information 13 11 26
After Hours Care 13 74 25

PUBLIC HOSPITAL
Modbury Hospital 8161 2000
Womens & Childrens Hospital 8161 7000
Lyell McEwin Hospital 8182 9000
Royal Adelaide Hospital 7074 0000

ADVERSE MEDICATION EVENTS LINE
When things go wrong with medicines call 1300 134 237

We listened to you and we are improving patient care

At Hampstead Health we carried out a patient survey (the Practice Accreditation and Improvement Survey) and asked for your honest opinions on the service we provide. We listened to your concerns and have taken the following actions in order to make improvements to patient care where you feel it would be most useful: