Preventable breach - vulnerable person’s medical records sent to the wrong address *

United Kingdom - August 7 2012
St George’s Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust faces a significant penalty fine of £60,000 after sending a vulnerable individual’s medical results to the wrong address.

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DH’s consultation on a new safeguarding power *

United Kingdom - August 7 2012
The DH is consulting on a new safeguarding power for local authorities.

Co-authors: Helen Burnell.

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Court of Appeal gives guidance for court applications relating to vulnerable people who have capacity *

United Kingdom - May 21 2012
In the case of DL v A Local Authority & Ors (2012), the Court of Appeal was faced with an appeal from D, a man with two elderly parents, H and W.

Co-authors: Helen Burnell.

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Patient data sent to the United States (US) by mistake! *

United Kingdom - May 21 2012
Personal data of 600,000 patients was sent to the US following a mistake by the NHS IT provider, GE Healthcare.

Co-authors: Stuart Knowles.

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Healthcare board fined £70,000 *

United Kingdom - May 21 2012
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has concluded that the release of sensitive personal data about a patient to the wrong person was a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA).

Co-authors: Stuart Knowles.

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