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NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately
UK NewsTechnologyHealth•September 25, 2026 at 5:45 PMNational

NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Jim Mackey urges ‘zero tolerance approach’ in England amid growing concern over breaches of confidential dataNHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be suspended immediately and barred from using health service computers, the head of NHS England has said.Jim Mackey urged NHS England’s 205 health trusts to pursue a “zero tolerance” approach to staff who are suspected of inappropriately accessing records. Continue reading...

Jim Mackey urges ‘zero tolerance approach’ in England amid growing concern over breaches of confidential data

NHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be suspended immediately and barred from using health service computers, the head of NHS England has said.

Jim Mackey urged NHS England’s 205 health trusts to pursue a “zero tolerance” approach to staff who are suspected of inappropriately accessing records.

Continue reading...

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