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Patient Rights and Responsibilities Policy

Seven rights, five responsibilities, displayed and applied

Free A4 print-ready PDF · 1 page · keep the ASF mark · scan the QR on the print to return here

Patient Rights and Responsibilities Policy

What it is

A one-page patient rights and responsibilities policy template for adoption by the facility's board: commitment, rights in practice, responsibilities, special situations, accountability. Fill in the facility name, the owner and the dates, adopt, display, train.

Where to use it

Adopt at the board; sign; display where relevant; include in induction; review every two years. Evidence for: Universal Floor — non-discrimination; Standard 2 — patient rights; Patient Voice Evidence for: Universal Floor — non-discrimination; Standard 2 — patient rights; Patient Voice Evidence for: Universal Floor — non-discrimination; Standard 2 — patient rights; Patient Voice Evidence for: Universal Floor — non-discrimination; Standard 2 — patient rights; Patient Voice Evidence for: Universal Floor — non-discrimination; Standard 2 — patient rights; Patient Voice

Translate and adapt

English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.

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Adapted by ASF from openly licensed WHO, IAEA, AHRQ, CDC and NHS material, or ASF original — source and licence stated on every sheet. Free for any facility. Keep the ASF block.
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