Private patient: principles for public health services

Private patient: principles for public health services sets out the principles that apply to private patients who receive care in public hospitals. It provides health services with the Department of Health service delivery expectations, including those relating to patient choice and the provision of patient care.

This document's objective is to promote consistent and equitable treatment of private patients in public hospitals, reducing variation in private patient services and patient experiences across the state.

When a patient elects to be treated as a private patient in a public hospital, benefits are provided to the health service, the patient and the insurer.