Every patient or client has the following responsibilities:
- To take care of his or her health.
- To care for and protect the environment.
- To respect the rights of other patients and health providers.
- To utilise the health care system properly and not abuse it.
- To know his or her local health service and what they offer.
- To provide health care providers with the relevant and accurate information for diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation or counselling purposes.
- To advise the health care providers on his or her wishes with regard to his or her death.
- To comply with the prescribed treatment or rehabilitation procedures.
- To enquire about the related costs of the treatment and / or rehabilitation and arrange for payment.
- To take care of health records in his or her possession.