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Category: Healthcare

abandoned medical records
March 20, 2023

Abandoned medical records – claiming compensation

A previous report revealed that boxes of paper patient records and staff notes were reportedly left unsecured in a Norfolk care home following its closure several years previously. Despite past assurances of onsite security measures for the unoccupied building, it was possible for a local reporter to apparently walk onto the site through an open door, after which they found hoards of abandoned medical records left inside.

This was an example of how this kind of event could easily happen, though it was completely avoidable. Such violations of data protection law are always unacceptable, but they are particularly concerning where such sensitive information is involved.

We trust healthcare providers to do their utmost to protect our private data, so it is shocking that an organisation would neglect its data protection duties in these circumstances.

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healthcare data violations
March 07, 2023

Healthcare data violations

A healthcare environment is somewhere that we should expect to feel safe and protected, trusting the doctors and other healthcare professionals who owe us a duty of care. But it is not only our health and well-being that we entrust to healthcare organisations, as they are also responsible for protecting the incredibly sensitive personal and health information that we disclose to them. Unfortunately, healthcare data violations can continue to erode the relationship of trust between patients and healthcare providers.

Whether an employee has viewed medical records without authorisation, or failed cybersecurity has allowed hackers to access private stores of patient data, all medical information breaches can have a profound impact on the affected patients. It is unacceptable that so many of these incidents continue to occur, as the organisations responsible for them may actually be violating the data protection laws they are required to comply with.

If you have been affected by a healthcare data breach, you may be able to recover compensation via a data breach claim. Our expert lawyers can offer free, no-obligation advice on your potential eligibility.

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records left on
March 02, 2023

£13,000 settlement for medical records left on public transport

The circumstances of some data breach compensation cases almost seem impossible to imagine, which includes one that we settled damages for involving medical records left on public transport.

In this particular case, our leading data breach compensation team was able to achieve a fantastic settlement for our client in the sum of £13,000 for the misuse of their private information.

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incredibly sensitive medical histories
February 27, 2023

Liverpool NHS staff affected by data breach: claim compensation

There has been a serious Liverpool NHS staff data leak that reportedly affected some 14,000 staff when particularly personal employee information was accidentally shared by email.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, representing thousands of people in individual and group and multi-party action claims in England and Wales, are used to seeing these kinds of incidents take place. Such simple errors can lead to significant breaches of the GDPR, and they can affect a large number of people, which appears to have been the case in this particular incident.

Anyone affected by a data breach could be eligible to claim compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis, and you can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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mental health information
February 23, 2023

Case settled: mental health information sent to third party

The firm recently settled a case for a client involving the disclosure of mental health information where we were able to recover in excess of £10,000 in damages.

This was another pleasing result for our dedicated privacy and data protection compensation team helping people when their right to privacy has been breached.

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protection of sensitive information
February 21, 2023

The protection of sensitive information is important

The protection of sensitive information is incredibly important, and it is also vital that victims know what to do in the event something goes wrong.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers representing thousands of victims of data breaches in England and Wales, can offer No Win, No Fee legal representation to victims of privacy breaches. The best place to start to find out if you could be eligible to claim compensation is to speak to our team for a free, no-obligation chat about your legal options here now.

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NHS privacy breach compensation
February 20, 2023

NHS privacy breach compensation claims advice

You could be eligible to pursue NHS privacy breach compensation claims on a No Win, No Fee basis with our leading team of data breach experts here at Your Lawyers.

The best place to start is to contact our team for a free, no-obligation chat about your options for pursuing a legal case here now.

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medical records are involved
February 15, 2023

Compensation when medical records are involved in a breach

You could be entitled to claim privacy compensation when medical records are involved in a breach, leak or a hack, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

When it comes to this kind of case, you need leading privacy experts on your side, given the nature of the impact on the victim when such information is misused or exposed. You can contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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medical GDPR breach claims
February 09, 2023

Pursuing medical GDPR breach claims for compensation

It is important to pursue medical GDPR breach claims for compensation if you have been the victim of a healthcare privacy incident, and we may be able to help you on a No Win, No Fee basis.

The best place to start is to speak to our legal team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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healthcare privacy compensation claims
February 02, 2023

Healthcare privacy compensation claims

It is important to pursue healthcare privacy compensation claims to make sure that you can access some form of justice for what has happened to you when this kind of information has been misused or exposed.

For eligible clients, we are able to offer No Win, No Fee legal representation as part of our commitment to access to justice. The best place to start is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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