What
Loss of sensitive personal data.
How much
87 records.
Why
Loss of an unencrypted memory stick by a medical student.
Regulator
ICO
Regulatory action
Undertaking issued to ensure that students are provided with sufficient training and that the security of personal data is sufficiently monitored.
Reason for action
It was assumed that the medical student had already received sufficient data protection training. Sensitive data was copied from an encrypted memory stick provided by the hospital to an unencrypted personal memory stick.
When
07 September 2011.