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Nearly 350 non-medical workers have access to confidential patient records at West Middlesex Hospital

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

Paul Teed reports:

West Middlesex Hospital today insisted it has strict security around confidential patient records after a campaign group raised concerns over the number of non-medical staff with access to documents.

Big Brother Watch said regular breaches across the country had resulted from slack safeguarding of sensitive personal information.

The hospital in Twickenham Road, Isleworth, told the campaigners under Freedom of Information laws that it had 346 non-medical workers with immediate access to confidential records.

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