Southampton University NHS Hospitals Trust has been ordered to improve data security following a theft of laptop containing approximately 33,000 patient records.
The laptop, which was password-protected but not encrypted, was stolen from a retinal screening van which had been left unlocked and unattended by a member of staff.
The laptop was attached to the van by a security cable which was cut off during the theft.
The information consisted of tens of thousands of patient records including types of diabetes condition and in some cases, the results of patients’ retinal screening tests.
Source: Information Commissioner’s Office, 22 January 2010.
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By Ian Cuddy
Topics: Data Breach Log, Health
| Published: 22 January 2010: 8:55 am