GB West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust 2014 Misuse (Q9813)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | GB West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust 2014 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2014
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Meanwhile Samantha Jones, chief executive of West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust said staff had been informed of three information breaches. She said: On two separate occasions, two members of staff sent staff data to their personal email address so they could work on it while out of the office. Ms Jones said that as this was contrary to trust policy, those employees would be subject to disciplinary procedures. In addition, staff data was accidentally sent to a staff member at another NHS trust. None of the three breaches involved patient data. However the type of data sent included information such as the name, date of birth, national insurance number, address, salary, professional registration and, if supplied by the staff member, their sexuality and religion. Ms Jones said that immediate st (English)
