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An investigation has been launched at a Dublin nursing home to determine whether emails were removed from an IT system after a staff member raised concerns about access to personal protective equipment (PPE).
Minutes from an HSE meeting for the Dublin area on May 14 were received by Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, showing that health officials were told that “They will remove emails from the system,” according to the Irish Times.
The complaint had been made by a staff member at St Mary’s Hospital in Phoenix Park in the week prior to the meeting, when the HSE-run center was one of the worst-hit facilities in the country, confirming 24 deaths due to Covid-19. . .
The minutes showed that staff at St Mary’s and the Dublin City Community Health Organization (CHO) were told they were responsible for the direction that needed to happen immediately.
However, an HSE spokesperson told the Irish Times that the instructions were to comply with the procedures related to protected disclosure in regards to a whistleblower report.
“No request was made to delete emails and no emails were deleted. We accept that the highlighted wording does not clearly reflect this and we apologize for any confusion caused,” the HSE spokesperson said.
The HSE added that St Mary’s has cooperated with the investigation, providing all requested information.
The situation is being investigated by an independent Dublin-based mediation and dispute resolution firm, Acrux Consulting.
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