The Department of Health is investigating fears by a North Staffordshire doctors’ leader that a new IT system of patient records could make it easy for paedophiles to stalk their victims.
He also fears that it could open the door to identity fraud and allow people to snoop on each other.
To prove his concerns, Norton GP Dr Paul Golik, below, has tapped into the national database to find the address, date of birth, NHS number and telephone number of patients from other practices.
And he claims that with tens of thousands of NHS staff able to access the system with a new-style smart card, the potential for a security breach is “enormous”.
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