North West London Hospitals NHS Trust

What

Loss of sensitive personal information .

How much

56 records.

Why

A computer printout containing patient information was left in a general folder used for auditing that was accidently left on a tube train.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that psuedonymisation techniques are used where individual identification of patients is needed for audit work.

Reason for action

Although much audit work is carried out at home there was no need for this computer print out to contain the genuine identities of patients.

When

14 October 2010

Links

View PDF of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)