GB The Royal Oldham Hospital 2013 Technical Error (Q9959)
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A data breach risk event
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GB The Royal Oldham Hospital 2013 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2013
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Two Greater Manchester hospitals are investigating after confidential information about their patients was found by members of the public. Information about 16 child patients at the Royal Oldham Hospital was found more than 40 miles away on a street in Liverpool. The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said any loss of data was unacceptable. Royal Bolton Hospital is also investigating after medical notes were found in the town on Friday. The documents were believed to have contained details of 25 patients printed on four pages. The patient details found in Liverpool, however, were printed on a single page. A spokeswoman for The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: We have clear systems in place to ensure the confidentiality of patient data and this information would normally only be hand (English)
