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UK: Thousands of medical records lost in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary flooding

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Dissent

BBC reports: Thousands of medical records were lost during flooding at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary earlier this year, NHS Grampian has revealed. Torrential rain caused severe flooding in parts of the city on 7 July. A secure basement at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary containing a records library was affected. NHS Grampian said 8,100 records could not be…

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NJ: Personal records left unprotected at shuttered Brisbane center

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dissent

Mike Davis reports: Inside the former Arthur Brisbane Child Treatment Center sat piles of cardboard boxes, turning the former psychiatric hospital into a makeshift storage facility. The files contained within run the gamut of both state employees and Brisbane patients, including personal information such as social security numbers, medical history and banking information. The only problem? The…

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UK: Probe into data breach at Telford & Wrekin Council as it sends out 222 letters revealing personal details

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dissent

The Shropshire Star reports: The error, which saw 222 incorrectly printed letters sent to homes in the borough, was in breach of data rules, the authority has admitted. Council chiefs today apologised for the blunder, which they said was down to human error. A disabled woman in her 60s, who lives in Telford but does…

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UK: Police watchdog to probe claims 2002 theft of Special Branch personnel info at Castlereagh police station involved inside help

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Dissent

On March 17, 2002, there was a break-in and burglary at Castlereagh police station. The records that were stolen put lives at risk, as the stolen data included  a list of officers in the Special Branch intelligence unit with contact details, and the code names of paramilitary agents and their handlers. Dozens of officers subsequently had to move…

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Huntington Medical Research Institutes discloses two HIPAA breaches in one-month period

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dissent

HIPAA Journal reports: Nonprofit biomedical research company Huntington Medical Research Institutes (HMRI) has announced two HIPAA breaches in the space of a month: One involving the improper disposal of records, the other an alleged theft of patient data by a former employee. The insider breach reportedly impacted 4,300 patients. Read more on HIPAA Journal. The…

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UK: Confidential hospital patient details found lying on public footpath

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Dissent

The Argus reports: Confidential details of 37 patients were discovered lying on a public footpath near a hospital. The information related to patients, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, being cared for at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. The papers included patient names, the town where they lived, their treatment and whether they live on…

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