Report of the Human Rights Defender on the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism in Poland in 2013 CCTV cameras, although the sobering-up station202 has an outpatient department and a doctor’s surgery. The medical confidentiality is also breached when a Police officer is present during medical examination.203 The instructions on treatment of patients in one of the visited stations204 state that “the supervisor should each time participate and, if necessary, assist the doctor in examining an intoxicated person and during other medical procedures on that person”. This provision raised concerns of the employees of the Mechanism. The representatives of the National Preventive Mechanism are of the opinion that the presence of a nonmedical officer during the provision of health care services to patients should be exceptional and take place only when it is required to ensure safety of the person providing health care services and is explicitly requested by the medical personnel. Such a view was expressed by CPT in its 12th General Report, stating that all medical examinations must be conducted out of the hearing and out of the sight of non-medical personnel (§ 42 in [CPT/Inf (2002)15]). 5.3.5. Right to intimacy The visits of the representatives of the NPM reveal that in numerous stations the right to intimacy of persons brought to sober up is violated. 5.3.6. Living conditions As regards the living conditions, the representatives of the NPM verify whether the standards observed in the sobering-up stations comply with the legislation in force. During the inspection of the stations, the employees of the Mechanism pay particular attention on adjustment of the buildings to the needs of persons with disabilities. A frequently encountered problem by the representatives of the NPM during the visits is the non-adjustment of the visited stations to the needs of persons with disabilities.205 The lack of appropriate infrastructure concerned the lack of handgrips and rails enabling the persons on wheelchairs to use the toilets and the placement of the button of the call system too high, out of reach of such persons. Sobering-up Station in Poznań. Sobering-up Station in Poznań. 204 Sobering-up Station in Bytom. 205 Sobering-up Station in Koszalin, Sobering-up Station in Poznań. 202 203 64