Martin Laing received a letter from the health board last week informing him of the incident
A Scots cancer patient had hit out after discovering his confidential medical records were 'inappropriately' accessed by a member of NHS Lothian staff amid a major data breach. , which is understood to have affected around 90 people.
“The police can’t tell me anymore because their investigation is ongoing, which I understand. I received a letter from NHS Lothian last week basically admitting the fact that somebody had breached the Data Protection Act and had accessed my medical files. “When I was speaking to the police officer, he did mention the fact that over 90 people had had their data accessed illegally. He wouldn’t put a defining number on it and wouldn’t say if it was a he or she that had done this.
The latest data breach follows a similar incident involving the same health board in February 2021. An internal audit found that a member of staff had accessed medical records belonging to more than 150 of their NHS colleagues. Dr Tracey Gillies, Medical Director, said “While NHS Lothian does not comment on current or former members of staff, we take the security and confidentiality of patient records extremely seriously.
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