Tuesday, 31 December 2013

No patient protection in Ireland:

Stance of Minister Reilly, HSE and the Medical Council:

A major factor in my complaint to the Medical Council against Tallaght Hospital's Dr J. Noel was that on 1/4/10 he had offered me treatment ASAP depending on when a bed became available and that was confirmed in his letter of the same date to my G.P. and I lodged this letter as evidence - This was the only letter anyone saw.

Ms Finola O'Dwyer [a solicitor appointed by the Medical Council] presented my complaint and the opinion that no action be taken against Dr Noel. My complaint was dismissed.

After obtaining records under Freedom of Information etc I made a number of disturbing discoveries.

[1] Ms O'Dwyer had presented my complaint materially altered from what I had stated - Contradictorily it was claimed that I had stated that the letter from Dr Noel to my G.P. confirmed that on 1/4/10 Dr Noel had offered me immediate treatment but I'd refused his offer. This falsehood was confirmed in the Medical Council's minutes. No such letter from Dr Noel existed at this time.

My actual complaint as on the Medical Council's files was that, the claim that I'd been offered immediate admission and immediate treatment on 1/4/10 by Dr Noel was totally false and contradicted his letter to my G.P. of that date. Ms O'Dwyer presented me contradicting myself, my evidence and my complaint - therefore my complaint had to fail.

[2] That Dr Noel had written to the Medical Council saying he wanted his letter to my G.P. to be read as confirming that on 1/4/10 he had offered me immediate treatment by admission to hospital the next day [and not as was in his letter ~ treatment ASAP depending on when a bed became available].

Given the Medical Council is funded by the medical profession it's no surprise that they acceded to his most improper request. Dr Noel needed this to cover for the falsified medical records.

# Although I brought matters of grave concern to the attention of the Medical Council including CEO Ms Caroline Spillane and President Professor Kieran Murphy no interest was taken. In fact Mr Diarmuid Coen, solicitor, wrote to me insisting that this [falsification] was my complaint.

# Also and despite the absolute proof of their own minutes, Mr William Kennedy for the Medical Council denied what I claimed as per [1] above and passed his denial to very senior officials of the Dept' of Health APO Mr Pat Clifford and HEO Ms Joan McKenna and to the minister.

I brought this blatant false denial to Minister Reilly's attention and despite the documentary evidence, including the Council's own minutes he was not interested.

Given that the ample opportunities to admit mistake and to rectify were never taken, rather the opposite, the altering of my complaint must be considered deliberate.

Mr P. Tyndall Information Commissioner:

On 23rd July 2012 under Freedom of Information I requested the Medical Council to produce the documentation supporting their false claims of what they said I said. Although such documentation was required by law to exist as this was a statutory investigation, they refused to produce.

On 17th Sept 2012 I requested the Information Commissioner's assistance and although the Act etc says the intent was to finalise all requests within 4 months nothing has been done.

15 months later during Dec 2013 and after pressure from me I was told that the office was very busy and they would get around to my request when they could but did not know when.

Of note is, as previous shown in my blog, Mr Tyndall turns a blind eye to his staffs serious irregularities and improprieties including falsehoods that protected Tallaght Hospital etc.

Minister Reilly:

On 5/3/13 I made a formal detailed complaint, supported by documentary evidence to the Minister for Health Dr J. Reilly regarding the Medical Council's falsifications. At the end of July 2013 he responded that he was completely satisfied with the conduct of the Medical Council. I immediately sent him my objections in the form of a statement of record and asked he acknowledge that he had put it on the relevant file.

Minister Reilly totally ignored me.

On 3rd Dec 2013 under Freedom of Information I requested the minister/HSE to produce all records appertaining to my complaint of 5/3/13 and subsequent correspondence. In particular the document were its claimed I said that Dr Noel's letter to my G.P. confirmed that I was offered immediate treatment for my pain but had refused this offer - a document given the circumstances etc was required by law to exist.

On 23rd Dec 2013 Assistant Secretary Mr Paul Barron declined to produce the document.

Overall - While standing by their claim, all parties have refused to produce the document where they claim I made this statement. A statement that has me contradicting myself, my complaint and has me confirming and supporting Dr Noel's falsehoods. Falsehoods used to pass the blame from Dr Noel and Tallaght Hospital on to me and to dismiss my complaints.

William M. Trent.                  williammtrent@yahoo.ie

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