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| NHS bosses in Lanarkshire have apologised after sensitive patient documents were left unattended and removed from Wishaw General hospital. | NHS bosses in Lanarkshire have apologised after sensitive patient documents were left unattended and removed from Wishaw General hospital. |
| It follows a complaint from a relative of a patient who was able to lift files left lying on a ward and take them home. | |
| The documents contained the names, ages and medical information of other patients. | |
| Local MSP, Jack McConnell, called for an investigation into the matter. | |
| This latest data breach follows a case earlier this year when X-rays marked with patients' names, photographs and other paperwork were found scattered at Law Hospital in Carluke. | This latest data breach follows a case earlier this year when X-rays marked with patients' names, photographs and other paperwork were found scattered at Law Hospital in Carluke. |
| Mr McConnell said: "There needs to be an urgent and detailed investigation into this matter. We would like to apologise for any anxiety this has caused to our patients or their families Rosemary Lyness NHS Lanarkshire " | Mr McConnell said: "There needs to be an urgent and detailed investigation into this matter. We would like to apologise for any anxiety this has caused to our patients or their families Rosemary Lyness NHS Lanarkshire " |
| "It follows far too soon from the discovery of confidential documents at the old Law Hospital. " | "It follows far too soon from the discovery of confidential documents at the old Law Hospital. " |
| He added: "This is very personal information which must be kept in a secure environment. | He added: "This is very personal information which must be kept in a secure environment. |
| "NHS Lanarkshire must take steps to reassure the public that proper systems are in place and are implemented to ensure consistently higher standards." | |
| Rosemary Lyness, director of acute services at NHS Lanarkshire said: "We take any breach of patient confidentiality extremely seriously and regret that this information has been allowed to enter the public domain. | Rosemary Lyness, director of acute services at NHS Lanarkshire said: "We take any breach of patient confidentiality extremely seriously and regret that this information has been allowed to enter the public domain. |
| "We would like to apologise for any anxiety this has caused to our patients or their families. | "We would like to apologise for any anxiety this has caused to our patients or their families. |
| She added: "We would like reassure members of the public that as soon as we were made aware of this breach we took steps to recover the information and inform the patients involved. | She added: "We would like reassure members of the public that as soon as we were made aware of this breach we took steps to recover the information and inform the patients involved. |
| "We have now launched an internal investigation to identify how such a breach could happen and to ensure a similar incident does not occur in the future." | "We have now launched an internal investigation to identify how such a breach could happen and to ensure a similar incident does not occur in the future." |