Medical Councils serious lack of integrity:

The Medical Council ~ investigation:

Dr Audrey Dillon. Medical Council Vice-President and Chair of Ethics and Professionalism Committee.    

I have now presented Dr A. Dillon with more than enough documentary evidence for to conduct an investigation and for full rectification including reinstatement of my complaints and further action against Tallaght Hospital's Dr J. Noel for his falsehoods etc made to the Council and also regarding the illegal and possibly criminal actions of the Council and, or their staff.

This included proof that the Council's solicitor Mr Diarmuid Coen had not just indulged in serious misconduct but on the face of it, criminal conduct. This was in relation to matters they were forced by the Information Commissioner to admit to after years - that they never had the evidence they claimed they had when clearing Dr Noel - in fact the evidence did not exist, they had fabricated it. Evidence Mr Coen fraudulently had insisted and certified they had in their possession.

Just one other matter is regarding the Council's acceptance of evidence regarding an incident from a Tallaght Hospital staff member who is proven was not on duty or even present in the hospital at the time of the incident.

I have also provided her with a link to this publication so that she's fully informed.

Data Protection Commissioner a full official review:

I have been formally informed that Ms Dixon, the Data Protection Commissioner, has ordered an immediate full review of matters and has appointed Mr John Keyes, Assistant Commissioner & Head of Investigations to personally undertake this.

The review is to commence immediately and a substantive response is promised within the next two weeks.

Crumlin Children's Hospital - a very serious danger within:

Crumlin Children's Hospital - a very serious danger within:

Dr Jacques Noel. [MCRN 14671] Lazy - negligent - criminal and falsifying medical records etc:

# Because of Dr Noel's laziness I'm left crippled for life, in constant pain and virtually housebound after being diagnosed with degenerative spinal disease - due to my seriously degenerating mobility there is talk that I should consider a wheelchair as an aid. This is totally unacceptable as it would mean me losing my home.

Dr Noel will go into denial and falsify and fabricate etc to save his own skin at the life changing expense of a vulnerable patient, in my case, a pensioner with a medical card and, no matter that the official records support my claims, he will be protected and can rely on, successfully so far, colleagues and authorities to cover-up for him, even when it's criminal - meaning that those turning a blind eye are approving of such conduct and will do so in the future.

It's not just discreditable people like Dr J. Noel who destroy our health service and put patients in danger, but also the people / establishments who cover-up for them and employ them.

This doctor, who I saw at Tallaght Hospital, is a consultant at Crumlin Children's Hospital and is a real and serious danger to patients.

The evidence that completely supports my allegations is impeccable 'best evidence' as it's their own documentation - Tallaght Hospital, Dr J. Noel.

[1] Medical records etc - lazy and criminal:

Documentation proves that Dr Noel knew for nearly a year that I'd not received urgently required treatment yet he did not bother to do anything to rectify, he was just too lazy. He was so lazy he did not even bother to make use of, for example, a secretary to rectify. That's criminal negligence.

I did inform the hospital's CEO Ms Hardiman regarding this but she ignored me.

Dr Noel resorted to falsification on more than one occasion to cover himself.

Their original documentation supports my version of events - later they started to 'produce' documentation not only contradicting my version but contradicting their own original documents.

An address at the top of one of the falsifications reads -

"Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12. 01-4096100"

At my only consultation with Dr J. Noel he offered me treatment ASAP depending on when a bed became available - he confirmed this to my G.P. and confirmed it in his letter written at the consultation and the hospital records show that on the day of the consultation he sent an internal request that I be booked in ASAP for treatment - documentation shows that the bookings were never made.

Later he contradicted this by falsifying records, including medical records to claim that he had offered me immediate treatment and that I refused treatment.

If I had refused treatment I would be completely responsible for my current crippled state but the problem for the establishment is that I obtained their records which clearly show them changing their 'story' so as to pass the blame onto me.

Dr Noel also claimed to have told my G.P. that he had offered me immediate treatment and that I refused. My G.P. rejects this confirming all she was told by Dr Noel was that he offered me treatment ASAP depending on when a bed became available, as per his letter.

Clearly he resorted to criminal activity to try to cover-up his laziness and negligence.

3rd party proof that the Medical Council altered my complaint to cover for Dr Noel:

Dr Noel and the hospital can point to the fact that my complaint against him was dismissed by the Medical Council, something I found impossible give the documentary evidence that proved he was being untruthful.

Later from internal documents I discovered that the Medical Council had mis-described my complaint by attributing an allegation to me which I'd never made, but it effectively destroyed my complaint as such an allegation was completely false thereby clearing Dr Noel.

After a long arduous fight, during which their solicitor wrote to me insisting I'd made the allegation, a legally binding decision which only the High Court could set aside [case 120243] was made by the Freedom of Information Commissioner. In this the Medical Council were forced to acknowledge that they had incorrectly described my complaint, that I'd never made any such allegation, that evidence they had claimed they had to support their claim did not exist. In fact they never had any reason to believe I had made such an allegation.

Despite this the Medical Council stand by their decision to clear Dr Noel despite his and their falsehoods - proving beyond any doubt that their actions were deliberate.

Crumlin Children's Hospital is now fully aware of the danger they put their patients in by employing Dr Noel who is devoid of ethics and seemingly untouchable.

This was not the only proven falsification and misrepresentation that Dr Noel indulged in, for example -

[2] The phone call:

As Dr Noel had requested I made the agreed phone call to Ms Irene Fortune [main orthopaedic secretary] at Tallaght Hospital's Ormsby Ward and I taped the call. I spoke to the ward clerk who said Irene was not in that day. The clerk took my name, my phone number and Dr Jacque Noel as a further contact and would get Ms Fortune to contact me - I was never contacted and complained.

In an internal hospital letter, Dr Noel explained that Ms Fortune had not contacted me because she was on sick leave with a fractured foot.

Despite this Dr Noel was to yet again indulge in fabrication to pass the blame onto me.

He later wrote to third parties claiming I had not made the call and supported his false claim with a statement from Ms Fortune, who fully identified me and said that "I had no contact with him what so ever".

Neither Dr Noel nor Ms Fortune mentions the fact that she was to have contacted me but had not done so because she was off sick, the intention is very clear.

# The ward clerk who I spoke to has never denied taking my call.

So just like [1] above the truth of their own records can be denied to save Dr Noel's skin - the implications are obvious, he is of more value to society than a pensioner who he has crippled - what value a vulnerable child if it comes to Dr Noel's skin?

In fact Tallaght Hospital is so bad it was publicly branded by a coroner as a dangerous place, saying that it "sounds like a very dangerous place to be for anybody, let alone a sick patient”.

# I have provided [through pacs@olchc.ie] Ms Helen Shortt, Chief Executive of Crumlin Children's Hospital with the link to this article in order to ensure that it's a matter of record that Ms Shortt is fully aware the danger Dr Noel's poses to patients.

A corrupt Data Protection Commissioner in Tallaght Hospital's pocket:

A corrupt Data Protection Commissioner in Tallaght Hospital's pocket.

Breaks the law and actively aids Tallaght Hospital's criminal negligence in leaving me crippled for life, virtually housebound and in constant pain.

The first formal complaint I lodged with the Data Protection Commissioner against Tallaght Hospital was for passing to third parties, against my wishes and without my permission, my confidential file of over 200 records - included my G.P.'s confidential correspondence and confidential details regarding my next of kin, again without the legally required permission.

[The hospital's illegal actions were on the express personal orders of their CEO Ms E. Hardiman]

My complaint was refused and according to the Commissioner Tallaght Hospital had done no wrong and had not breached the Data Protection Act.

My second formal complaint I lodged with the Data Protection Commissioner against Tallaght Hospital was for passing my medical records to third parties, without my permission and against my wishes.

[The hospital's illegal actions were on the express personal orders of their CEO Ms E. Hardiman]

I said "Matters are made much more serious as certain medical records are proven, by other hospital records etc, to be falsified and I'm left crippled." and referring to my first complaint I said "You refused my complaint on the grounds what I complained about would not be a breach of the Data Protection Acts"

My second complaint was refused by default as it was ignored despite my numerous chasers which were acknowledged.

Everyone knows how confidential medical records are and that they cannot be released without the patients express consent.

Again the Commissioner breaks the law to cover-up for Tallaght Hospital, Ms Hardiman and Dr Noel - especially to ensure no public questions would be asked regarding the proven falsification of the medical records by Dr Noel.

Proof of the Data Protection Commissioner's wrong doing:

Two contradictory statutory rulings to cover-up for Tallaght Hospital:

My complaint is dismissed on the grounds that Tallaght Hospital's conduct did not constitute a data breach while the hospital is 'privately' informed that their conduct did constitute a data breach.

Internal records I obtained show that during the period between my two complaints the Data Protection Commissioner had 'private' conversations with Tallaght Hospital and these indicate not only that the hospital were told by the Data Protection Commissioner that they had breached the Data Protection Act by releasing my documents but that the hospital already knew they had breached the act. There was even talk of 'wilful breach of the act'.

Very significant is that it's shown that the hospital looked upon these matters as of low importance.

Clearly the hospital knew they would be protected by a corrupt Data Protection Commissioner - well the Commissioner knew I was left crippled for life but her only concern was to deny me my Rights and protect the people who left me crippled.

Being virtually housebound and in constant pain I wrote to Ms Dixon one last time basically asking her to do the job she's paid to do and said "Tallaght Hospital and your actions set a very serious precedent regarding patient confidentiality in general and medical records in particular and also the Right to Privacy."

Ms Dixon completely ignored me and given the documentary evidence, the ignored opportunities to rectify, the blatant violations of the Data Protection Acts, one must ask, what incentives had Ms H. Dixon?

Serious offences against public interest by the Data Protection Commissioner:

While everyone else in Ireland has the Right to doctor/patient confidenality the Commissioner rules that I don't have that Right and the only possible outcome of that is to protect Ms Hardiman and Tallaght Hospital from criminal sanctions and also aid their cover-up of criminal negligence in leaving me crippled for life. One must ask what perverted sick mentality is at work here.

In fact and given the overall situation, it's reasonable to say that the Commissioner has committed criminal offences - after all, the Commissioner told me that no breaches had been committed while telling the hospital that they had committed breaches.

Although they had refused my complaints illegally they did indicate on just one occasion [through their senior compliance officer Mr Alan O'Grady] that they were willing to discuss matters - but only verbally and without withdrawing their perverse decision.

# Of note is that this type of corrupt conduct to protect the people who have left me cripple is not unusual.

The Medical Council broke the law etc in order to dismiss my complaint - after a long arduous fight, during which their solicitor wrote to me denying any improprieties, a legally binding decision which only the High Court could set aside [case 120243] was made by the Freedom of Information Commissioner. In this the Medical Council were forced to acknowledge that they had incorrectly described my complaint, that I'd never made the allegation they had claimed I had, that evidence they had claimed they had to support their claim did not exist. In fact they never had any reason to believe I had made such an allegation.

# I have provided [through info@dataprotection.ie] Ms Helen Dixon the Data Protection Commissioner with the link to this article in order to ensure that she has the opportunity to respond.