Breaches and incidents
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (UK): ten staff removed after suspected snooping on medical records of Noah Woods
An ESNEFT spokesman said “Ten people working at the trust have been removed from direct active duty or suspended pending further investigation” over...
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What happened
- An ESNEFT spokesman said “Ten people working at the trust have been removed from direct active duty or suspended pending further investigation” over concerns that three-year-old Noah Woods’s medical records “may have been viewed inappropriately” (LBC and Irish News, same agency copy).
- Root cause: alleged unauthorised access by staff with legitimate system access; the reasons for access were not stated.
- No attacker named (insider access).
- Deputy chief medical officer Dr Martin Mansfield said the trust “apologised unreservedly” to the family and reported the matter to the ICO, which confirmed it is “making enquiries”.