| Officials within both the Nursing and Medical Councils have confirmed that moves by any medical personnel, who fall under their purview, to disclose to the public confidential information, provided to them by patients in their care, constitutes a breach of their professional oaths.In fact this particular state of affairs was alluded to in a missive published in the letter section of this newspaper yesterday. The letter inked by Registrar of the University of Guyana, Vincent Alexander,Wholesale MLB Jerseys 2018, stated that he was in fact “bewildered” to view a national telecast where two doctors and a nurse were “providing full disclosure on the state of Colwyn Harding and what he confided or did not confide in them.”The matter involving Harding is one where the 23-year-old alleged that he was sexually assaulted with a condom covered-baton by a Police Officer while in custody. The assault reportedly resulted in the young man sustaining medical complications which warranted him being taken for care at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).But the matter has since taken on, what some has described as “political undertones.”In fact, the matter was brought up for discussion in Parliament last week Thursday during which Minister of Health, Dr. Bheri Ramsaran, sought to explain away the sexual assault allegations. He revealed to the House that Harding had undergone surgery for an incarcerated hernia and disclosed that the condition had reached a point where Harding’s bowels had become gangrenous.This development,jerseys from china, the Minister explained, resulted in a section of the young man’s intestines being removed and rejoined. However, a septic condition subsequently erupted in his abdomen which saw health officials having to reopen the wound because the patient developed aMinister of Health,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping,Dr. Bheri Ramsaranstrangulated hernia.The following day a press conference hosted by Chief Executive Officer of the GPHC, Mr. Michael Khan, along with medical personnel of the hospital, saw disclosures supporting the Minister’s comments being made. The officials said that, not only was the man diagnosed with hernia, but they first learnt of the allegations of a sexual assault through reports in the media. In fact,Cheap Jerseys From China, Director of Medical and Professional Services, Dr. Sheik Amir was quoted as saying “He (Harding) never told us that he was raped…up to this morning (Friday last) we met with him and he said nothing to us.”But Alexander in his letter emphasised that both the Hippocratic Oath, for doctors, and the Florence Nightingale Pledge, for nurses, speak to these medical professionals keeping in confidence, information pertaining to their patients. Alexander’s letter outlined that for the past five years, in the capacity of Registrar, he has ensured that graduates of the Health Sciences Faculty including oath and their obligation.”However, he urged that efforts be made by this publication to contact officials at the GPHC to ascertain whether they felt they had breached any medical oaths in disclosing information about Harding. “I think they would feel comfortable in terms of defending that position…the letter will be looked at and I will send it to the hospital and ask them to comment,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, that would be the best way not to cause them discomfort,Wholesale Jerseys,” said the Minister.But according to an official close to the operations of the hospital, the matter was only brought up in the press conference because it was already in the public domain. The official said that “we would not have said anything about his (Harding’s’) condition…so I don’t even understand Alexander’s letter. Parliament is the place where all issues can be discussed openly and after then it becomes a public matter,” added the official.The Harding’s matter has sparked much controversy in the society with even Human Rights Activists who have dubbed the case one of “injustice and human rights violation.” In fact there have been calls for an independent investigation into the matter, a notion that has been embraced by the Alliance for Change (AFC), political party.At the party’s press conference yesterday, Youth for Change (YFC) Representative, Trevor Williams, said that “the YFC calls on all other youth groups and organisations to step forward and demand a full and independent investigation into the Colwyn Harding’s allegations.”According to Williams too, the Guyana Police Force must demonstrate its integrity in administrating justice and deal appropriately with the guilty perpetrators of such disgraceful behaviours. |
