Hospital Trust Fires More Staff for Viewing Attack Victim Records

UPDATE - follow-up to More NHS staff sacked over attacks victims' records: Fifteen hospital workers have now been sacked for illegally viewing the medical files of the victims of the Nottingham attacks.

Disciplinary Actions

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed that four more employees have lost their jobs since May, bringing the total number of dismissals up from 11. The trust also issued 15 final written warnings and two first written warnings, while two cases resulted in no action.

Trust Response

Medical director Dr Manjeet Shehmar stated there is no excuse to view patient files without a valid reason and apologised for adding to the families' heartbreak. Dr Sanjoy Kumar, the father of victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar, called the behavior appalling and disgraceful. The trust has informed independent regulators, the Information Commissioner's Office, and Nottinghamshire Police about the actions against doctors, nurses and other staff.

New Safeguards

A new system is currently being tested to protect patient records and spot potential data breaches in the future. The trust also ran a campaign called Your Responsibility, Your Actions, Their Privacy to educate staff on the strict rules.

Context

This privacy breach investigation unfolds alongside the judge-led Nottingham Inquiry, which is examining authorities and agencies that interacted with killer Valdo Calocane before the June 2023 attacks.