No patient confidentiality in Ireland:

Date Protection Commissioner Hawkes rules a patient has no Rights to confidentiality for their medical records:

Ms Eilish Hardiman Tallaght Hospital's CEO released, to third parties, my file of personal information [containing about 200 documents]. This included a number of falsified documents including my medical records. Tallaght Hospital decline to give me a copy of said file.

By Email from and to her private Email address Ms Hardiman had twice requested my permission to make this release and twice in response I made it clear I was not giving my permission.

Despite this - late 2013 under Freedom of Information I received documentation from Tallaght Hospital which not only included my responses to Ms Hardiman's requests but an internal Email from her to Mr B. Carr stating that I'd never responded to her.

Mr Brendan Carr Tallaght Hospital's Data Protection Officer totally ignored me when I made a formal complaint to him regarding the illegal release of said file,

Mr Billy Hawkes the Data Protection Commissioner refused to take my complaint regarding these illegal acts stating that what I complained about would not be a breach of the Data Protection Act.

My original complaint commenced - "I wish to make a formal complaint regarding a serious breach of confidentiality by Tallaght Hospital in illegally releasing my personal information etc to other parties and also their Data Protection Officer ignoring my complaint. My complaint should also cover HSE. This refers to, at least, a file containing my information being released by Tallaght Hospital to HSE Advocacy without my requested permission."

[1] Upon receiving his refusal I wrote further to him highlighting a number of points including, again, that the hospital had twice requested my permission to release my personal information [file] to third parties and twice I did not give permission. However they still released said information, thereby deliberately breaking the law.

Mr Hawkes ignored me.

[2] During Sept 2013 I wrote to Mr Hawkes requesting prosecution of those involved.

Mr Hawkes ignored me.

[3] During Dec 2013 I wrote to Mr Hawkes in detail and requested that he formally explain, supported by the relevant law, his refusal to uphold and enforce Irish and EU law regarding my complaint.

Mr Hawkes ignored me.

Even though I'm now well into my 5th year of hell, left crippled with seriously impaired mobility all efforts are seemingly channelled into covering up negligence, indifference etc that has left my health destroyed.

William M. Trent.                  williammtrent@yahoo.ie