GB GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Jun 2013 Technical Error (Q13036)
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A data breach risk event
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| English | GB GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Jun 2013 Technical Error |
A data breach risk event |
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June 2013
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The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has warned organisations that even temporary workers need data protection training in order to properly prevent against a breach. Its warning comes following four data breaches at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust which saw letters containing sensitive information about the treatment of five patients being sent to the wrong addresses. The breaches happened between January 2012 and June 2013, with three of the instances caused by temporary staff who despite being involved with the handling of private information, hadnt received proper data protection training. This time of year often coincides with a rise in the number of temporary workers being employed across the UK, said ICO enforcement group manager, Sally Anne (English)
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