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East Midlands Ambulance Service disc of patient records 'missing' East Midlands Ambulance Service disk of patient records 'missing'
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An NHS trust has lost a computer disc containing details of 42,000 ambulance patients. An NHS trust has lost a computer disk containing details of 42,000 ambulance patients.
The disc contains copies of handwritten report forms listing anyone who used East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) over two months in 2012. 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 disc was still at the headquarters but it had reported the incident to the Information Commissioner. 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.
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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can only be read via specific hardware which we have in our premises and which is no longer in production - i.e. it is obsolete."We are certain the data can only be read via specific hardware which we have in our premises and which is no longer in production - i.e. it is obsolete.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 disc had been lost within the headquarters and a search of the building was taking place. 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 the Information Commissioner's Office, which upholds information rights in the public interest, with any concerns. Patients have been told they can contact EMAS with any concerns they might have.