People of all genders, ages, religions, cultural beliefs or disabilities are similarly allowed to get health care services to help them maintain worthy well-being. It is with that regard that Nemba District Hospital would like to remind every patient of their rights and that these rights can’t be taken away from them
Health care rights
patients have full rights to health care services whenever they need
Patients have full rights to the best possible quality of services whether preventive, rehabilitative or curative.
Patients have full rights to a variety of health care services including referral when necessary.
Privacy rights
Patients have full rights to be privately consulted, from from anybody else’s reach, whether seen or heard
Patients have full rights to every single information related to their medical situations and its confidentiality
Access to information
Patients are fully entitled to knowing who is treating them and their qualifications
Patients have full rights to information on their conditions, the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, dangers and alternatives.
Patients are fully entitled to knowing the names of the medications recommended, their actions and side-effects
Choices
Patients are fully entitled to contributing to the decision-making regarding their care, treatment, and medications, as well as consenting care.
Patients are fully entitled to refusing any care, treatment, and medications and be informed about the consequences
Patients are fully entitled to second opinions
Respect
Patients are fully entitled to being treated with respect and their personal opinions, religious and cultural beliefs to be respected
Patients are entitled to freedom against any sort of discrimination, irritation or any risk against their personal safety
Patients are entitled to being treated in a language they understand
Raise a Complaint
Patients are free to complain about any aspect of their care and treatment without fear of accusation
Patients have full rights to prompt any action on their complaints and a report back on actions taken.
With all these rights, patients are reminded of their responsibilities too
patients are responsible for taking care of their own health
patients are responsible to the proper access and use the health system without abusing it
patients are responsible for respecting the rights of health providers and other patients
patients are responsible for providing health care providers with the required information about their health state
patients are responsible to follow all instructions and follow the treatments prescribed
patients are responsible for ensuring that they have the means to pay for all health care services they are offered
Nemba Hospital Patient Related Clinical Service Guide
Important Information for Patient and Next of Kin Admitted in Nemba Hospital