Bail for 2 Hong Kong doctors accused of leaking data to implicate surgeon South China Morning Post

pMedical sector lawmaker says purpose of whistleblowing is to uphold justice and protect public interest not to make personal accusationsppTwo public hospital doctors have been granted bail after being arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of leaking a cancer patients medical data to highlight alleged professional shortcomings by her operating surgeonppObservers meanwhile said that although the incident did not align with the principles of whistleblowing it underscored the need for a stronger speakup culture within the Hospital AuthorityppThe 35yearold associate consultant and the 57yearold consultant from Tseung Kwan O Hospital were released on bail on Tuesday and are required to report to police in late SeptemberppA source earlier said that the two suspects allegedly accessed the medical records of a female patient with pancreatic cancer who died after a surgical procedure and advised her family on how to lodge a complaint against the operating surgeonppBoth suspects are from the hospitals surgery departmentppThe patients medical records along with those of others were sent to the family to highlight the surgeons alleged shortcomingsppDr David Lam Tzityuen a lawmaker representing the medical and health services sector stressed that the purpose of whistleblowing was to uphold justice and protect the public interest but not to pursue personal accusationsp