Families of the Nottingham stabbing victims have accused NHS staff of ‘gross and inexcusable voyeurism’ for illegally accessing their medical records. Up to 91 healthcare workers looked up the A&E files of the three people killed in the attacks, heaping fresh trauma on relatives. It takes the number of public bodies where staff have been accused of illegally looking up details of the triple murder to six, after police officers, prison and court staff as well as council and mental health workers were also caught out.And if you think there was something unique about this case, and they wouldn't have done it to any others, I've got a bridge to sell you...
The Nottingham Trust, which runs the Queen’s Medical Centre where the victims were taken, has apologised and said it was investigating ‘concerns’ staff may have ‘inappropriately’ looked at their A&E records.
And almost certainly not just those records, but other high profile cases too. But how come the computer systems allow this sort of access to every Tom Dick and Harry with a NHS logon?
Mrs Webber said: ‘I dread to think what else is yet to be uncovered. All we can say with complete certainty is that each and every single person and agency and organisation that has so disgracefully failed our loved ones will be found out and fully held to account. We have to do better in this country.’
I wish you well, but I think you're fooling yourself if you really believe they will face a moment's censure for this...
Nottingham has for decades had a significant gang presence. I just wonder how many of those inappropriate accesses to information were actually to get names not just of the victims, but relatives that could then be intimidated?
ReplyDeleteBut it shows just how fast and lose government entities play with our information.
And it doesn't stop with information that should stay secure. The Police and Military databases have all been accessed at one time or another.
Makes you wonder if the government's push for us to all have all our information on one mega database accessible from our phones is just a way to push the blame for the lack of security or breaches thereof onto us.
These numpties who misused the information, probably so they could have a "You'll never guess what I saw" moment down the pub, or at a party, must Shirley have committed offences under the Data Protection Act, or some internal employment regulation? Apologies from a hospital trust is not enough. Every single person who unlawfully viewed this, should be made to personally, and in person, apologise to the families. Then be sacked.
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Every access to these records is logged. They know whos signon is used and what records were looked at. Not necessarily who did the looking.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised that they identified these people. I suspect that they talked about it and were dobbed in.
In addition, I suspect I will never fully understand my fellow man. What did they get from looking at these records? I just don't get it.