Poole Hospital NHS Trust

What

Loss of sensitive personal data.

How much

240 records.

Why

Theft of two diaries stolen from a nurses’ car.

Regulator

ICO

Regulatory action

Undertaking issued to ensure that data is kept physically secure both at home and in the work place and that personal data is kept to the minimum required and anonymised where possible.

Reason for action

The diaries contained information the nurse might need off hours, but were kept, unsecured, in her car outside her home.

When

04 October 2011.

Links

View PDF of the Poole Hospital NHS Trust Undertaking (Via ICO Website)

View PDF of the Poole Hospital NHS Trust Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive)