The United Kingdom's National Health Service experiences a patient data breach about five times per week, according to figures released by privacy advocacy group Big Brother Watch, UK Press Association/Google News reports (UK Press Association/Google News, 10/28).
For the report, Big Brother Watch used data obtained through public information requests sent to 428 NHS health care providers in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Details of Breaches
The group found that between July 2008 and July 2011, 806 separate patient data breaches occurred at 152 NHS facilities (Laja, London Guardian, 10/27). Almost half of the facilities reported that there had been at least one data breach during the past year (Rainey, London Telegraph, 10/28).
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Source: ihealthbeat.org
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