My Health Record is a summary of your medical information. To learn more about how this will allow you to keep track of your health information as well as your rights please visit:

https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au  or contact their Help Line on phone: 1800 723 471.

You may wish to consider this information in relation to your emotional wellbeing and discuss this with your clinician and health care providers.  A number of Information Fact Sheets on privacy are provided, for example: https://www.oaic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/2090/guide-to-health-privacy.pdf.

Detailed information is provided on how to opt out and control access to information on My Health Record, for example: https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au/for-you-your-family/opt-out-my-health-record

Some of the Government videos available can be helpful at conveying some of the common concerns and controls in place with the My Health Record, for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joxKGRtTDDg&list=PLIUdJUcE1z_sVg7uo4cQK-QvLx2RsYksx&index=3&t=0s

It is advised that if you are affected by family and domestic violence, you can take steps to control the information in your My Health Record: https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au/for-you-your-family/howtos/family-and-domestic-violence

The Headway Health group practice does not utilise software that allows its group of clinicians to upload information onto My Health Record, however you will need to discuss with your GP, specialists and other members of your care team any information they may share and upload regarding your emotional and physical health.  You may also wish members of your care team to view your My Health Record and to do this they will need to be registered as a Health Practitioner with their own unique access number.

Please visit the MHR website if you would like more information on who and how your care team can work with you to manage your MHR: https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au