GB National Health Service 2018 Technical Error (Q16635)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | GB National Health Service 2018 Technical Error |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2018
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The NHS is blaming a coding error for 150,000 patients in England being involved in a data breach. Those affected had requested that their confidential health information only be used to help provide them with care. But it appears that there was a problem with the software used by GPs to record objections to the same data being used for research and auditing purposes. As a result, the SystmOne application involved never passed on the request to NHS Englands IT provider. The softwares developer TPP has said it apologises unreservedly for the fault. (English)
