HEALTH bosses have apologised after the names and addresses of patients were stolen from a nurse’s car. The details of 233 patients in Rutland and Leicestershire were taken. The information included names and addresses of GP practices and the patients’ NHS reference numbers. The theft came as Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Trust said it…
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UK: Data amnesty after files go missing
Health bosses have ordered a data amnesty after an employee lost personal information of 137 patients. NHS Lothian launched the campaign to ensure all 28,000 staff understand the rules on storing sensitive data – and own up if they lost files themselves. More – The Press Association
Giving biometrics a hand
Bryn Nelson of MSNBC writes: A perceptive palm reader is helping one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. divine the true identities of its patients, ushering in a new era of biometric identity verification. The device, resembling a small black cube and manufactured by Tokyo-based Fujitsu Corp., uses a vascular pattern recognition system…
Dallas Judge Gives Woman 38 Years For ID Theft
CBS in Dallas reports: A woman who stole thousands of dollars from North Texas nursing home patients and fast food customers and employees will face the longest identity theft sentence in Dallas County history. It is often said that authorities try to ‘send a message’ with the sentences they hand down. Monday Furnioes Parker received…
AU: 'Serious breach': medical records found in park
Investigations are under way into how a shipping container full of medical waste and records were dumped in the grounds of the former Magic Kingdom fun park in Sydney’s South West. The container was discovered by fire fighters at the Lansvale property after catching alight. Police said it was likely the container had been there…
UK: Ambulance Chiefs Cleared Over Lost Disk
Martin Williams reports on RedOrbit: AMBULANCE service executives were not to blame for the loss of details of almost one million 999 emergency medical calls, including caller numbers and patient names, Scotland’s Health Secretary said yesterday. Nicola Sturgeon said she was satisfied that the Scottish Ambulance Service had followed guidelines and the missing information, lost…