Please read this notice before you providing any personal data to us.
Collection of Personal Data for Healthcare or Related Purposes
As your doctors/ nurses/ health care providers, we have to ask you to provide your personal data (including health information) and we may also ask any appropriate third party to obtain your medical history or any relevant information. Such information is for purposes relating to your health care or general related purposes (including but not limited to quality assurance, research, education and charges levied by Union Hospital / Union Medical Centre Limited / Union Medical Centre Limited Related Facilities).
Provision/Disclosure of Personal Data
When you provide personal data to us, please make sure the data provided is accurate and complete. If you do not provide us with the information required or if the information provided is inaccurate or incomplete, our ability to provide appropriate health care to you may be affected.
Please note that your personal data (including health information) may be made available to:
- appropriate persons in Union Hospital/ Union Medical Centre Limited/ Union Medical Centre Limited Related Facilities;
- doctors/healthcare providers/other relevant persons outside Union Hospital/ Union Medical Centre Limited/ Union Medical
Centre Limited Related Facilities; - visitors/ staff/ students/ trainees from hospitals/ healthcare or educational institutions (local or overseas) whose presence at
Union Hospital/ Union Medical Centre Limited/ Union Medical Centre Limited Related Facilities are authorized; - appropriate government departments/ Hospital Authority/ third parties in disaster situations;
- appropriate government departments/ agencies/ authorities etc. when disclosure is required or permitted by law, is
necessary for public health purposes or enables verification of your identity/status for charging or other purposes.
In addition to the above, we will only use, disclose or transfer the personal data you provide to us for, first, purposes relating to your health care or directly related purposes or, secondly, where permitted by law.
We will need to obtain your consent before using your personal data for any other purposes.
Data Access or Correction
If you wish to access or correct your personal data, you may do so under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Please contact our nursing staff during office hours.
Reference
Notice to Patient. Hospital authority 2012. (Accessed 14 Mar 2023).
Available from http://www3.ha.org.hk/rtskh/files/notice_to_patient.pdf
