[Margaret Pilkington]

It has always been that way, and to be honest it isn't right that you knew what another patient was having done...the rules of confidentiality are supposed to be upheld to prevent this kind of thing.
You both needed treatment, and you both received treatment......that you should know the details of another patients treatment is what was wrong.

By the way, I am not suggesting that you knowing what someone else was having done was any fault of yours.