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Hospital op photos 'on Facebook' Hospital op photos 'on Facebook'
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A hospital worker has been suspended amid reports that photos of patients having operations were posted on the social networking site Facebook.A hospital worker has been suspended amid reports that photos of patients having operations were posted on the social networking site Facebook.
Patients were not thought to be identifiable in the images which were taken at a hospital in Glasgow, according to the Daily Record. The images were believed to have been taken at the Southern General in Glasgow, according to the Daily Record.
Other staff were said to be unaware that the pictures were being taken. Patients were not thought to be identifiable and other staff were said to be unaware that the pictures were being taken.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it was conducting an internal investigation into the matter. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it was conducting an investigation.
Margaret Watt, chair of Scotland Patients' Association, said it was "totally unacceptable" and a breach of a patients' human rights.Margaret Watt, chair of Scotland Patients' Association, said it was "totally unacceptable" and a breach of a patients' human rights.
"The health board have taken the appropriate action by suspending the person," she said."The health board have taken the appropriate action by suspending the person," she said.
"But I would like to think that there is some kind of law where the police are able to take some action against these people."But I would like to think that there is some kind of law where the police are able to take some action against these people.
"Because this was a breach of the patient's human rights and their privacy.""Because this was a breach of the patient's human rights and their privacy."
She said mobile phone photography should be banned in hospitals.She said mobile phone photography should be banned in hospitals.