The HSE is to investigate claims that the private medical records of dozens of patients were found in a bin outside Roscommon County Hospital.
A report in the Roscommon People newspaper says the files include the names and addresses of patients, as well as details of their medical conditions and their doctors.
The records apparently concern patients who have received treatment at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
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