Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records
Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital…
The Guardian reports: Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.
This health story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include NHS, Pippa Boardman and Royal Cornwall.
Why it matters
Health developments can affect patients, healthcare providers and public-health planning.
Key details
- Location
- United Kingdom · Europe
- Reported by
- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- NHS, Pippa Boardman, Royal Cornwall, Truro
- Section
- Health
Sources
This is an independent summary. Read the full, original reporting from the publisher:
Read the full story at The GuardianSpotted an error? Request a correction · How this summary was produced
Related Stories
‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers
A power outage hit a datacentre in London, and things cascaded from there: multiple banking services faltered, court hearings were put on hold and…
Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population
Backing for all three pillars dropped between 2021 and 2025 across the UK population, except for a small rise in millennials’ support for the NHS…
NHS faces more challenging winter than normal, health secretary warns
Yvette Cooper has announced £140m investment in England's urgent care system, after summer heatwaves piled pressure on the NHS.
Yvette Cooper pledges £140m to boost urgent care as NHS faces ‘tough’ winter
Health secretary says government has been preparing early and will spend money on ambulances and A&E upgrades The NHS faces a more challenging…
Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death
Former art teacher, who cared for her disabled son, ‘received almost no support’, said her local MP Manuela Perteghella Andy Burnham has backed…
Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic
Penicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Australia, was thought to cause allergies in 10% of Australians, or about 2.8 million…
Kenya: Trial shows crucial role of religion in Shakahola massacre
The Kenyan cult leader found guilty on Monday of the deaths of 190 children and one adult will be sentenced on November 6th.
Christina Applegate says she was wrongly diagnosed with MS
Christina Applegate thought she was living with multiple sclerosis (MS) for five years, until recently discovering she had been given a wrong…