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Education Overview

An important part of the Health and Disability Commissioner's role is to educate consumers and providers about their rights and responsibilities.

This section of the website offers information that may be of interest to both consumers and providers of health and disability services. It covers diverse issues, such as:

• common problems encountered by people using particular services
• how consumer rights are relevant in particular situations
• the implications of current health sector issues with regard to consumer rights
• the provision of informed consent in different circumstances.

Most of the educational material on this website is available in accessible formats (Word or html) and some material is also available in plain language.