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Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records
UK NewsHealth•October 21, 2026 at 1:53 PMNational

Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

By Jamie Grierson•The Guardian - UK News

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knewA woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro. Continue reading...

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew

A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in Truro.

Continue reading...

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