NHS Trust Apologizes Following Data Breach Involving Noah Woods
The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust has issued an apology to the family of Noah Woods regarding a data breach. While the trust cited the cause as "extra anguish," reports confirm that 10 staff members have been suspended for unauthorized access to the medical records of the three-year-old, who was found dead after disappearing.
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Ten NHS staff have been removed from duty or suspended after a data breach involving the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods.
Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said that any unauthorised access of patient data was "completely unacceptable".
The trust has apologised to Noah's family and said disciplinary action would be taken if needed.
A major search for Noah was carried out in the village of Brantham, Suffolk, after the child went missing on 15 September. His body was found the next day in nearby water by police divers.
A spokesperson for the trust said 10 employees had been "removed from active duty or suspended whilst investigations are concluded".
In the statement issued on Sunday,, external Mansfield said of the data breach: "Immediate steps were also taken to secure the records and prevent further access that was not for a legitimate, clinical reason.
"We have reported the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and we will continue to keep Noah's family informed as our investigation progresses."
At least 1,300 people helped in the search for Noah in the 24 hours before he was found.
A tribute issued by his family called him a "happy, cheeky, playful" boy who loved to laugh. His mother urged other parents to "hold their children a little tighter and cherish every moment".
An inquest, which opened on Friday, heard that the three-year-old had left a play area "through a gap in the fence".
Assistant coroner Jyoti Gill said it was a "very sad and tragic death" as she opened and adjourned the inquest in Ipswich.
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Unauthorised people accessed medical records of three-year-old who disappeared in Suffolk and was later found dead in pondAn NHS trust has apologised after the medical records of three-year-old Noah Woods were accessed by unauthorised people after his disappearance.Noah was found dead in a pond in Brantham, Suffolk, after going missing from a playground. More than 1,300 members of the public joined a search for the boy before police discovered his body. Continue reading...
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