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Wales: Patients’ Personal Data Lost on Unencrypted USB Stick

A search is underway for an unprotected memory stick containing personal information about thousands of NHS patients in Wales.

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Hospital Loses 2,000 Patient Records

Stoke-on-Trent: An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of around 2,000 NHS patients' medical records.

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Cambridgeshire: Confidential Patient Letters Go Astray

NHS IT body, Connecting for Health, has apologised for accidentally exposing patients' confidential details in a mailshot designed to reassure them about the security of their medical records.

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Wigan: Patients’ Details ‘Found in Alley’

An inquiry is underway after a set of doctors' diaries was reportedly found dumped near to a former health centre.

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NHS Trust: Virus Attack Disrupts Services

Virus attack forces West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust to return to pen and paper processes.

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NHS Leeds: Conficker Virus Infects Servers

NHS Leeds has been struck by the Conficker virus with a number of servers affected.

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NHS Foundation Trust: Conficker Virus Strikes 85 Computers

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suffered a computer virus infection which spread to 85 computers - three per cent of the Trust's PCs.

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North Devon: Hospital Reports Patient Data Losses

North Devon NHS Healthcare Trust recorded 18 incidents of personal data loss during 2009, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

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ICO Criticises NHS Trust Over Patient Data Loss

Southampton University NHS Hospitals Trust has been ordered to improve data security following a theft of laptop containing approximately 33,000 patient records.

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Norwich: Elderly Patients’ Records Found Outside Supermarket

NHS Norfolk apologises for a 'serious' breach of patient confidentiality involving the personal and clinical records of elderly patients.

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