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| Trust loses 18,000 staff records | Trust loses 18,000 staff records |
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| Discs containing personal information on almost 18,000 NHS staff have gone missing from a north London hospital. | |
| Whittington Hospital NHS Trust admitted the discs were lost when they were put in the post by mistake in late July. | Whittington Hospital NHS Trust admitted the discs were lost when they were put in the post by mistake in late July. |
| The discs contain names, addresses, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers, of 17,990 staff members. | The discs contain names, addresses, dates of birth and National Insurance numbers, of 17,990 staff members. |
| In a statement, the hospital said the four discs were password protected and did not contain bank account details. An investigation is under way. | In a statement, the hospital said the four discs were password protected and did not contain bank account details. An investigation is under way. |
| The trust said police had been informed, but advised that the incident should be treated as a loss with minimal risk to staff. | The trust said police had been informed, but advised that the incident should be treated as a loss with minimal risk to staff. |
| David Sloman, Chief Executive of the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, said the hospital had apologised to all the staff involved and one staff member had been suspended. | David Sloman, Chief Executive of the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, said the hospital had apologised to all the staff involved and one staff member had been suspended. |
| "It is trust policy to send any such information by courier. To our knowledge this is the one and only time that such information was directed through the post," he said in a statement. | "It is trust policy to send any such information by courier. To our knowledge this is the one and only time that such information was directed through the post," he said in a statement. |
| Those affected include current staff and some former staff at the Whittington Hospital, Islington Primary Care Trust, Camden Primary Care Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. | Those affected include current staff and some former staff at the Whittington Hospital, Islington Primary Care Trust, Camden Primary Care Trust and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. |