A computer tape with medical records of more than 8,000 patients has disappeared en route from Northern Ireland to England, it was revealed today.
It was sent from the Garden Street doctors’ surgery in Magherafelt, Co Derry, to an IT company in London which was updating the practice’s system.
A courier picked up the details on December 5 but they never arrived.
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The surgery, within the Northern Health and Social Services Board, is moving to a new IT systems provider, In Practice Systems (INPS).
Courier company City Link was supposed to take the tape to INPS’ headquarters in London but has been unable to trace its whereabouts.
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