Monday, 21 February 2022

Tens of thousands of NHS patients' private medical information leaked in shocking data breach

Tens of thousands of NHS patients' private medical information leaked in shocking data breach Private medical information about tens of thousands of NHS patients has been leaked in a shocking data breach.

The confidential files include hospital appointment letters for women who have suffered miscarriages, test results of cervical screening and letters to parents of children needing urgent surgery at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool.

Thousands of letters were leaked in error by PSL Print Management, a Preston-based consultancy firm paid millions each year by the NHS. The Daily Mail

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