NHS Loses Over a Million Patient Records
Some sold over the internet, others discarded
Official statistics showed that at least 1.8 million sensitive papers went missing throughout the health service in just 12 months.
Among the breaches included data security records dumped in public bins and electronic records found for sale on an internet auction site.
Other security lapses involved details of terminally ill patients being faxed to the wrong number, patient records being stolen and posted on to the internet and unsecured laptops being stolen from homes of staff members.
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