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| Sir Alex Ferguson: Probe after medical records reportedly accessed | Sir Alex Ferguson: Probe after medical records reportedly accessed |
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| Staff at a Greater Manchester hospital are being investigated over reports they accessed Sir Alex Ferguson's medical records while he was there. | |
| The former Manchester United manager had an emergency operation at the Salford Royal Hospital in May after suffering a brain haemorrhage. | The former Manchester United manager had an emergency operation at the Salford Royal Hospital in May after suffering a brain haemorrhage. |
| Several staff are under investigation "in relation to an information governance breach", the hospital said. | Several staff are under investigation "in relation to an information governance breach", the hospital said. |
| "We have apologised unreservedly to the patient and their family," it added. | |
| The Sunday Times reported two doctors, a senior consultant and at least two nurses accessed Sir Alex's records despite not being responsible for his care. | The Sunday Times reported two doctors, a senior consultant and at least two nurses accessed Sir Alex's records despite not being responsible for his care. |
| Sir Alex, 76, was admitted to the Salford Royal on 5 May and was in intensive care prior to his discharge in June. | Sir Alex, 76, was admitted to the Salford Royal on 5 May and was in intensive care prior to his discharge in June. |
| He later released a video message thanking hospital staff for his treatment. | He later released a video message thanking hospital staff for his treatment. |
| "Without those people who gave me such great care, I would not be here today," he said. | "Without those people who gave me such great care, I would not be here today," he said. |
| A spokeswoman for the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust declined to confirm the identity of the patient involved but said an "HR process" was under way. | A spokeswoman for the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust declined to confirm the identity of the patient involved but said an "HR process" was under way. |
| The trust had also "reported the alleged breaches to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)", she said. | The trust had also "reported the alleged breaches to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)", she said. |
| Dr Chris Brookes, chief medical officer for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, which runs Salford Royal, said: "We can confirm that a number of staff who work at Salford Royal are currently subject to investigation in relation to an information governance breach. | Dr Chris Brookes, chief medical officer for the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, which runs Salford Royal, said: "We can confirm that a number of staff who work at Salford Royal are currently subject to investigation in relation to an information governance breach. |
| "All of our patients have the right to expect that their information will be looked after securely and accessed appropriately. | "All of our patients have the right to expect that their information will be looked after securely and accessed appropriately. |
| "We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously ... and will take the appropriate action to ensure staff understand the seriousness of unauthorised access," Dr Brookes said. | "We take patient confidentiality extremely seriously ... and will take the appropriate action to ensure staff understand the seriousness of unauthorised access," Dr Brookes said. |
| Last year, the ICO publicly warned NHS staff about the "potentially serious consequences of prying into patients' medical records without a valid reason". | Last year, the ICO publicly warned NHS staff about the "potentially serious consequences of prying into patients' medical records without a valid reason". |
| Since then four NHS staff have been prosecuted or fined in relation to accessing patients' medical information without authorisation, according to the ICO. | Since then four NHS staff have been prosecuted or fined in relation to accessing patients' medical information without authorisation, according to the ICO. |