NHS records found in supermarket car park
07 May 2010
A memory stick containing sensitive material supposedly relating to criminal histories of violent patients, as well as staff details at Bellsdyke Hospital's Tryst Park has been found in a supermarket car park.
A 12-year-old boy made the discovery outside the Asda in Stenhousemuir, the Daily Record reports.
It is now being returned to NHS Forth Valley but a spokeswoman for the trust confirmed that an employee has been suspended as a result.
"We have clear policies in place on the safe use of portable data devices," she remarked.
And a representative of the Scottish government noted that stronger regulations had been enforced for health boards a year and a half ago, clarifying that personal information should not be kept on laptops or unencrypted dongles.
This comes after a scheme to identify future data security professionals was established in order to provide such people with support and training to develop talents and meet the growing demand for experts.
NHS records 'placed under threat'
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