Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents

Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents via email amid ongoing disruption due to the NHS cyberattack.

There are concerns the move could risk patient privacy. 

Advanced, a major IT provider to the health service, are being held ransom by hackers amid concerns millions of confidential records could be affected. The Daily Mail

See also:

• NHS cyber attacks hit record levels in four in five trusts after Russian invasion The Daily Telegraph
• NHS 111 systems could be offline until next week following cyber attack GPonline
• NHS at risk of further major cyberattacks this year, experts warn The Independent
• Ransomware attack on NHS systems could take weeks to fix, major IT provider warns Sky News
• Ministers coordinating 'resilience response' after 'major' cyber attack hits NHS systems across UK Sky News