Compensation for illegally accessing medical records and information

You could be entitled to claim compensation if you have fallen victim to an incident involving illegally accessing medical records and information that belong to you.

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Claim compensation as a victim of illegally accessing medical data

You could be entitled to claim compensation if you have been a victim of an incident involving illegally accessing medical data that belongs to you. The GDPR stipulates that information must only be stored and processed when there are legal reasons and appropriate consent to do so. It is vital that healthcare employees are able to access information, but they must only use their powers of access when there are real reasons to do so.

Ultimately, medical data is some of the most personal and sensitive information that there can be about us. This is why it is afforded special protection in accordance with the GDPR. Medical information can fall within the area of “special category” data, which recognises the importance of protecting this particular information.

We may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis. The best place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

Recent ICO prosecution

When it comes to matters of illegally accessing medical records, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as the UK’s data watchdog, has had to issue prosecutions in the past. In a recent publication from the ICO, it has been reported that a former 111 call centre advisor pleaded guilty to illegally accessing medical data for a child and their family.

According to the ICO report, the incident stemmed from a disagreement between the employee and a complainant that prompted the former employee to then access medical records without consent. The former employee was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2016 and was fined £630 and was issued with a victim surcharge and court costs totalling over £1,000.

This is another example of the ICO having to prosecute an NHS employee in respect of accessing data when they had no lawful reason or right to do so.

Source: ICO.

NHS breach of confidentiality compensation: free advice

We can provide free advice in respect of NHS breach of confidentiality compensation claims, and these are some of the most common types of claims in respect of the serious impact on victims.

Given that the NHS is storing and processing very sensitive information, which is precisely the kind that we want to keep confidential and protected, the impact on the victim of an incident of this nature can often be substantial. GDPR compensation pay-outs and amounts can be high, sometimes in the tens of thousands of pounds mark depending on the severity of the impact on the victim.

You can speak to us about pursuing an NHS breach of confidentiality compensation case here now.

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