by James Hollings
The accident happened about 9.10 on a Sunday morning, two weeks ago now. One minute we were chatting in the sunshine on the grass at Kilbirnie Park. Next minute we were on the way to hospital. One of our children was injured, and paramedics told us we had to go to Wellington Hospital emergency department immediately.
We arrived there about 10.30. My partner and my child went in, while I found a carpark. There was a delay while I paid the parking fee. Fumbling with an unfamiliar machine while worrying about my child ratcheted the anxiety levels up another notch. Then into emergency department reception, only to be told to go out and go through the covid screening room outside. Then back in.
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His partner, Barbra Harding, said they sent a request about four weeks ago for Thompson s records from 2015 to 2021. He was then told he could pick them up from the DHB-owned and operated health centre, and would need to present two forms of identification.
Supplied Harding and Thompson went to pick the records up on March 3. “The receptionist just handed him the envelope, and we walked out . no questions asked, no ID checked. “He could have been anybody picking up someone else s confidential medical files,” she said. The files, which were in a sealed envelope, only dated back to 2018 and included another patients’ confidential medical information.
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