Kent and Medway trust claims data handling improvement [UK]

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2011/sep/19/nhs-kent-medway-data-loss

An NHS trust has told patients that it is acting to improve its data
handline practices after a rebuke from the Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) for losing a CD containing details on 1.6 million
people.... Chief executive of NHS Kent and Medway Ann Sutton said that
information is now more secure following the implementation of
encryption systems to replace the use of floppy discs and CDs.

Last week the trust was handed an undertaking by the information
watchdog after sending the personal information to a landfill during
an office move in March. The ICO said the data contained the names,
addresses, dates of birth, NHS numbers and GP details of those
affected.... She [Sutton] said: "While the breach was unfortunate, I
would like to reassure patients that the data stored in the filing
cabinet was not current - the most recent information was from 2002.
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