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Health Services Commissioner: Annual Report 2009
Deputy Commissioner - Manager, Complaints appointed
Free Seminar - Health Privacy: an introduction to the Health Records Act 2001
Health Services Review Council Appointments - July 2009
Media Release - Noel Campbell Inquiry Report
Noel Campbell Inquiry Report July 2008 (pdf)
Your Privacy Rights Explained for the Vision Impaired
From the Victorian Privacy Commissioner website.
Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act
Health Professions Registration Act
Guide to Complaint Handling in Health Care Services - Training packages
"Problem with a Health Service or concerns about translating and interpreting services?" - brochure for download in English and 24 other languages

Office of the Health Services Commissioner

Problem with a health service or concerns about your health privacy? We can help.

The Health Services Commissioner:

  • Service is free and confidential
  • Helps people make their concerns known to health services providers.
  • Protects your right of access to your health information.
  • Conciliates formally or informally, between consumers and providers of services.
  • Assists in the resolution of complaints.
  • Uses information obtained and lessons learned to recommend improvements to services.

What's New

Deputy Commissioner - Manager, Complaints appointed
Health Services Commissioner, Beth Wilson is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Grant Davies to the position of Deputy Commissioner - Manager, Complaints. Dr Davies was an outstanding candidate and is currently employed as the Investigations Manager at the Office of the Aged Care Commissioner. His formal qualifications include:
  • PhD (Applied Ethics), Centre for Health and Society, University of Melbourne
  • Master of Arts (Research), Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Nursing, Australian Catholic University

Food complaints

Do you have a complaint about food handling? Contact the local council in the area where the premise is located. Most councils have an Environmental Health Officer, or duty officer, to handle these complaints. Go to the Municipal Association of Victoria site for council contact details.

If the council is unable to help you, phone the Victorian Department of Human Services, Public Health, Food Safety Hotline, on 1300 364 352 for assistance.

Contact us

Health Services Commissioner
Complaints and Information
Telephone: (61 3) 8601 5200
Toll Free: 1800 136 066
Fax No.: (61 3) 8601 5219
TTY No. 1300 550 275
E-mail: hsc@dhs.vic.gov.au

or write to:

Health Services Commissioner
30th Floor
570 Bourke Street
Melbourne. 3000
Victoria, Australia

 

 

 
 
Last updated: 16 October, 2009
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