Responsibilities of patients

Patients should treat other patients and staff with respect. Patients should understand that the hospital's excellence in clinical care is closely tied to its commitment to teaching and research.

Patients should be as involved in their own health care as much as possible. This includes:

• asking about things that concern them or that they do not understand
• making the best decisions they can about their care,
• discussing their wishes, preferences and decisions with the staff,
• taking part in their care plan,
• being conscientious consumers of health care.