Patients who are well informed about their rights can participate actively in the treatment proposed to them and build a quality relationship with healthcare professionals.
- Right to information
- Free and informed consent
- Right of free choice
- Measures of restraint and treatment without consent
- Professional secrecy
- Access to case file
- Right to be accompanied
Note
We cannot offer personal advice. Please refer to the page Options of Counselling and contact the appropriate office. Many thanks.
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Last modification 18.01.2022
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Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Healthcare and Related Professions Division
Health Equity Section
Schwarzenburgstrasse 157
3003
Bern
Switzerland