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Breach of data protection when patients' information is left in public areas

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Dissent

A visitor to St Bernard’s Hospital found a list of patients scheduled to visit a particular doctor. The list was next to a rubbish bin in a public area of the hospital.

The list included patients’ names, contact numbers, dates of birth…

A complaint was lodged with the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority – and the Gibraltar Health Authority was held to be in breach of the Data Protection Act.

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