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Nurse blamed over records in bin | |
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A nurse at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is facing disciplinary action after medical notes were found in a wheelie bin. | |
The confidential hospital records of 55 patients were found dumped in a bin on a housing estate at Bowthorpe, near Norwich, Norfolk. | |
The hospital said it was investigating how the files were lost in a serious breach of confidentiality. | |
A member of the public made the find as she emptied her bin. | |
A hospital spokeswoman said the matter was "a deplorable and very serious breach of patient confidentiality". | A hospital spokeswoman said the matter was "a deplorable and very serious breach of patient confidentiality". |
The misplaced data included the name, hospital number and brief medical details of 55 patients. | The misplaced data included the name, hospital number and brief medical details of 55 patients. |
Addresses, contact details and NHS numbers were not included on the papers, she added. | Addresses, contact details and NHS numbers were not included on the papers, she added. |
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