Dr. Tony Holohan:

It may be helpful to address this as it has come up a number of times in the context of people after they have died. The current medical practitioner ethical code from 2016 states that "if it is unclear whether the patient consented to the disclosure of information after their death, you should consider how the disclosure might benefit or cause distress to the deceased’s family or carers.". That is the current set of guidance for medical practitioner and the code under which doctors operate.