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UK: NHS baby data found in store

Posted on March 6, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Kevin Barnes writes in the Croydon Guardian:

A sensitive document detailing the treatments of premature babies at Mayday Hospital was discovered at a supermarket in Sutton.

An investigation was ordered after a shopper stumbled on the highly confidential patient records while browsing a DVD rack at Morrisons.

John Dunne, 61, discovered the names, dates of birth and NHS numbers of 20 babies being treated at Mayday Hospital in Croydon on the disc.

The lost file also disclosed their medical problems, what medication they were given and plans for their future treatment.

Read More – Croydon Guardian

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