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. XX  It must be ensured that health-related data of inmates is not posted on the inmates’ cell doors. XX  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. 132

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