Informed clinical consent

To access a service that is part of the Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot (known as the pilot), you are required to provide clinical, financial and evaluation consent. Your pharmacist will guide you through this process and will answer any questions you might have about the service you are accessing.

Informed clinical consent

Clinical consent ensures that the patient, or the patient’s substitute decision-maker, is provided with sufficient information to make an appropriate decision about the proposed care and has given permission to receive the proposed care.

Your treating pharmacist will discuss important information about what is involved in receiving a pilot service, including tests or treatments involved and the risks and benefits of the service. You can also ask questions such as:

• what is the recommended treatment for my condition?
• what is involved with the treatment?
• how will the treatment help me?
• can the treatment cause any problems?
• what happens after this consultation?
• what may happen if I don't get treatment?
• what are my alternative options to seek care?

Please tell your treating pharmacist if you don't understand anything they have talked to you about.

You have the right to change your mind regarding clinical consent at any time, including after providing initial consent. You should discuss this decision with your treating pharmacist so that they can inform you about the potential impacts of your decision.

The treating pharmacist will obtain your consent before sharing your health information with other healthcare providers, such as your general practitioner.

Who can give consent?

You can provide your own consent if you understand your treatment options and can tell your treating pharmacist what you want to do.

Usually, a guardian or carer provides consent for a child that is under 18 years of age. In cases where a child can fully understand their treatment options and the effect it can have on their health, they can provide their own consent. The treating pharmacist will determine if a child can give their consent.