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East Midlands Ambulance Service disk of patient records 'missing' | |
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An NHS trust has lost a computer disk containing details of 42,000 ambulance patients. | |
The disk contains copies of handwritten report forms listing anyone who used East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) over two months in 2012. | |
A service spokesman said it believed the disk was still at the headquarters but it had reported the incident to the Information Commissioner. | |
The trust said it "had a duty to inform people" of such an incident. | The trust said it "had a duty to inform people" of such an incident. |
The data cartridge contained electronic copies of scanned handwritten Patient Report Forms, dating from September to November 2012. | The data cartridge contained electronic copies of scanned handwritten Patient Report Forms, dating from September to November 2012. |
The small cartridge has gone missing from the service's Beechdale headquarters in Nottingham. | The small cartridge has gone missing from the service's Beechdale headquarters in Nottingham. |
Building search | Building search |
Chief executive Sue Noyes said: "We take our responsibility for the security and confidentiality of the information we record and store very seriously and express sincere apologies for a patient data loss incident which we have reported to the Information Commissioner this week. | Chief executive Sue Noyes said: "We take our responsibility for the security and confidentiality of the information we record and store very seriously and express sincere apologies for a patient data loss incident which we have reported to the Information Commissioner this week. |
"We are certain the data can only be read via specific hardware which we have in our premises and which is no longer in production - i.e. it is obsolete. | "We are certain the data can only be read via specific hardware which we have in our premises and which is no longer in production - i.e. it is obsolete. |
"Therefore it is unlikely that the information stored on the missing cartridge can be viewed by anyone outside of the organisation." | "Therefore it is unlikely that the information stored on the missing cartridge can be viewed by anyone outside of the organisation." |
She said it was likely the disk had been lost within the headquarters and a search of the building was taking place. | |
Patients have been told they can contact EMAS with any concerns they might have. |