Correctional institutions
Klagenfurt correctional
institution
The NPM made comparable observations at Klagenfurt correctional institution.
The NPM has repeatedly complained that the infirmary name tags, which
also contain medical data, are not covered there. The tags are provided with
hinged covers which are all open on the day of the visit. Therefore, anyone in
the doctor’s office can easily see who was housed in an infirmary inmate cell
and for what reason.
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It must be ensured that health-related data of inmates is not posted on the inmates’ cell
doors.
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The inmates’ right to keep their personal data, particularly health data, secret , must be
protected.
2.5.6.4 Confidentiality of medical consultations - Feldkirch correctional
institution
Infringement of the right
to privacy
If the doors to the doctor’s office are open during an examination or medical
consultation, this is an inappropriate infringement of the inmate’s right of
privacy.
In August 2016, the NPM found that the doors of the doctor’s examination
room were frequently open or ajar during an examination or medical
consultation at Feldkirch correctional institution. The NPM gave a reminder
that the confidentiality of medical consultations in prisons must be ensured
to the same extent as in the outside world and recommended that the doors
to the doctor’s office remain closed during consultations and examinations.
Privacy and confidentiality must be protected.
XX
The doors of the doctor’s office must be kept closed during medical consultations and
examinations to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
XX
Medical confidentiality must be ensured in prisons to the same extent as in the outside
world.
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