Breach details
What | Cancer referral forms containing sensitive clinical data found in the possession of a local newspaper. |
How much | Four records. |
When | Reported on 05 July 2012. |
Why | The cancer referral forms were prepared for transfer between The Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital but failed to arrive through the internal mail system. Staff were aware the documents had not arrived but did not escalate the incident. It is unclear at what point the documents left the possession of the Trust and how they were acquired by the newspaper. |
Regulatory action
Regulator | ICO | Action | Undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle. |
When | 07 October 2013. |
Details | The Trust is to implement breach reporting mechanisms and manage an escalation process if personal data does not arrive at its destination. Staff are to be made aware of all procedures and requirements. |
Links
View PDF of the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Undertaking (Breach Watch Archive) |
View PDF of the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Undertaking (Via ICO Website) |