IE Health Service Executive Nov 2014 Physical Action (Q14607)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | IE Health Service Executive Nov 2014 Physical Action |
A data breach risk event |
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November 2014
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A laptop containing the details of a number of children attending HSE Speech and Language Therapy services in Donegal has been stolen. It has emerged the laptop was taken from the boot of a staff members car. Garda_ have launched an investigation. It is being reported that the parents and guardians of the children attending the services in Donegal received letters, dated November 7, from the HSE this week informing them of the theft. The laptop included a caseload register which had the names, age group, schools, addresses and phone numbers of a number of children. The Data Protection Commissioner has instructed the service manager in the county to inform the parents of it. The theft apparently happened around 100 miles from the county and there is little likelihood, says the letter, of l (English)
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