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UK: NHS trust lost 800 patient records on unencrypted memory stick

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Dissent

An NHS trust has done it again – losing 800 confidential patient records on an unencrypted memory stick.

The Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust patient records were lost in September 2010. Shockingly, the details were on an unencrypted memory stick and worse, the 800 affected patients were never told. Leaked details include full name, date of birth and operation details.

Read more on TechEye.net

This was not the trust’s first reported breach. A press release from the ICO in July 2009 had summarized other incidents involving them – the loss of patient data on a bus and the theft of laptops with unencrypted information.

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2 thoughts on “UK: NHS trust lost 800 patient records on unencrypted memory stick”

  1. Anonymous says:
    October 3, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    Interesting. I don’t see it mentioned in the article whether the ICO is aware of this data breach. I wonder what kind of monetary fine this will incur, if any? As far as I know, the ICO hasn’t covered any instances of organizations NOT reporting data breaches to patients (which is against the law, if I’m not wrong). Seems that a strong message needs to be sent.

    1. Anonymous says:
      October 3, 2011 at 5:50 pm

      Ah, wrote too soon: http://www.itpro.co.uk/636475/nhs-trust-loses-800-patients-data

      The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the loss had been reported to the watchdog in late 2010.

      “After investigating the breach the ICO warned the organisation that their policy covering the storage and use of personal data must be followed by staff and the trust must make sure that their staff are aware of their policy for the storage and use of personal data and are appropriately trained on how to follow it,” the ICO said.

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