NHS Suspends 10 Staff Over Noah Woods Data Breach After 3-Year-Old's Death
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 27
NHS Suspends 10 Staff Over Noah Woods Data Breach After 3-Year-Old's Death
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 27
Summary
Ten NHS employees were removed from active duty or suspended after unauthorized access to the medical records of Noah Woods, the three-year-old found dead in Suffolk.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust said it launched an urgent investigation, secured the records to prevent further non-clinical access, and reported the breach to the Information Commissioner's Office.
The trust apologized to Noah's family and said disciplinary action would follow if warranted, calling any unauthorized access to patient data completely unacceptable.
Noah disappeared from a Brantham play area on 15 September and was found the next day in nearby water after a search involving at least 1,300 people.
An inquest opened on Friday heard the boy left through a gap in a fence; his family remembered him as a happy, cheeky, playful child.