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No10 voices support for Kate Middleton after private medical record ‘breach’

In Data Breach News, Healthcare
March 20, 2024
No10 voices support for Kate Middleton after private medical record ‘breach’
Catherine, Princess of Wales. Image: Samir Hussein—Getty Images

Wasn’t it predictable that someone at The London Clinic might try to snoop on the Princess of Wales’ medical records during her hospitalization in January? Were they able to access the records or did they just try but not succeed? If they succeeded, how did The London Clinic’s access monitoring and controls fail? The Mirror, which broke the story, now reports:

No10 has voiced its support for Kate Middleton amid claims her private medical data was accessed without authorisation.

Hospital bosses have launched a probe into allegations that Kate’s confidentiality was breached while she was a patient in The London Clinic in January. At least one member of staff was said to have been caught trying to access the 42-year-old’s notes.

After The Mirror revealed an investigation is underway, Rishi Sunak’s official spokesman said: “Clearly there are strict rules on patient data that must be followed. I think we all want to get behind the Princess of Wales and Prince of Wales and we wish her the speediest of recoveries.”

Read more at The Mirror.