UK: Care trust reveals theft of patients' data

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Care-trust-reveals-theft-patients-data/article-1368942-detail/article.html

THE personal data of patients from South Devon is in the hands of thieves 
after a laptop belonging to Torbay Care Trust was stolen, it has been 
revealed.

The incident is just one of 30 occasions when personal data was lost or 
stolen collectively by Devon NHS staff in the last two years.

The laptop theft from the Torbay Primary Care Trust has only now come to 
light as part of its annual report.

Yesterday a spokesman was unable to say exactly when the theft occurred 
and if patients were told at the time, but in a prepared statement said:

"The trust reported one serious untoward incident this year (2008/09) 
involving the trust's own data. The incident involved the theft of a 
laptop from secured premises. The laptop was password protected," he said.

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