My Rights as a Patient E-journal (electronic records)Information in your medical records related to any course or courses of treatment provided in hospital or by the mental health service will be transferred to your electronic records, the E-journal. This service offers you the general opportunity to access information and keep track of your treatment. Your E-journal is available at www.sundhed.dk. Click on Se din journal fra sygehuset (View your hospital records). You can log on to this service with your digital signature (NemID). Deaths Following a death, next of kin may approach the hospital to receive information on the course of illness, the cause of death and the manner of passing. This is the case provided that the deceased did not express any objection to the disclosure of such information. Patient responsible doctor (Patientansvarlig læge) Patient responsible doctor (in Danish Patientansvarlig læge) is a term used about the doctor with the overall responsibility for a patient's treatment. The patient responsible doctor is an offer for patients with a special need for coordination and overview. The Patient responsible doctor is for you who: • are being examined or treated in different departments and/or hospitals • have more than one disease • is often in the hospital or is hospitalized for a longer period of time • is in a prolonged course of treatment due to difficulties in finding the right diagnose or ways to treat you • suffer from complications in connection with your chronic illness • have cancer The purpose of having a patient responsible doctor is for you as a patient to experience a connecting thread throughout your course of treatment. Your patient responsible doctor will have the overall responsibility of your clinical course. Throughout your course of treatment you will meet other doctors, who will be responsible for your treatment. If major decisions are to be made about your treatment, your patient responsible doctor will be involved. 6. Living will By drawing up a living will while you are fit and well, you can make sure that doctors will respect your wishes with regard to treatment if you become terminally ill and unable to tell them what you want. However, as long as you are fully conscious and able to express your wishes in person, these are the wishes doctors must respect. Therefore, a living will does not become effective until a time when doctors and next of kin can no longer communicate with you. Contents of a living will In a living will, you must select whether or not you wish to receive treatment if death is inevitable and the treatment will only help to extend your life. You are given the option to decline any life-sustaining treatment in a situation where you are incapacitated, and where there is no hope for improvement. A living will is not an instrument of euthanasia. How to make a living will If you have a digital signature (NemID) you can draw up a living will via www.sundhed.dk If you do not have a digital signature (NemID) you can draw up a living will by filling in a form, which is attached to the leaflet Behandlingstestamente (living will). The completed form is sent to the Living Will Register: Sundhedsdatastyrelsen Behandlingstestamenteregisteret Ørestads Boulevard 5 2300 København S 3/7
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