The HDC Code of Rights gives every health and disability consumer 10 legal rights. Every provider has corresponding obligations.
The Code of Rights applies to all health and disability services in New Zealand — hospitals, aged care facilities, GPs, specialists, disability support, mental health services, and community health. These guides cover the most important obligations for health providers.
What each of the 10 rights means for providers and consumers.
What informed consent requires, competence, refusal, and emergency exceptions.
Provider obligations under Right 10, the HDC complaints process, and breach consequences.
Falls, medication, restraint
Health information obligations
Make a complaint or find guidance
Patient rights resources
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