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Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

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BBC News – UK
“Data-breach NHS worker told woman she had cancer”

Pippa Boardman says she lost "dignity and privacy" after she was told by an acquaintance she had cancer.

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The Guardian – World
“Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records”

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant. Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro. Continue reading...

Read at The Guardian – World
The Guardian – UK
“Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records”

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant. Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro. Continue reading...

Read at The Guardian – UK
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