Claiming compensation for sharing medical records

You could be eligible to claim compensation if you have been a victim of an incident involving sharing medical records or healthcare information without clear consent, or authority or reason to do so.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, is used to representing people in cases of this nature, and it may be the case that you have a legitimate claim to pursue. Make sure to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal help in respect of making a claim as soon as you can here now.

Victims of sharing medical records claim compensation

Victims of incidents which involve sharing medical records and healthcare information without clear consent or reason to do so could be eligible to claim compensation.

Information that is being stored and processed by organisations and employees must only be accessed and processed if there are legitimate reasons to do so. If an employee looks at information or discloses data to someone else without any reasonable grounds or consent involved, that could constitute a breach of the GDPR. If there has been a breach of the GDPR, anyone affected if information has been misused or exposed could be eligible to claim compensation.

Medical data can often be classed as “special category” information, which can afford it additional protection in respect of how it is treated within the scope of the GDPR. This is because it is recognised that this is information that we want to have careful control over, given the incredibly sensitive nature of it. As such, if this kind of data is misused or exposed, the distress that a victim can suffer from could be substantial.

You can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice about pursuing a medical claim for compensation by contacting us here now.

A recent news story: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

There was a recent news story about sharing medical records that reportedly involved the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

According to media reports, a hospital doctor – reportedly labelled as a “stalker” – is said to have accessed and shared incredibly personal and sensitive information about someone he had started dating. It is understood that the information was shared with an ex-partner and that the doctor in question was not involved in any care in respect of the patient at all.

This case is a stark reminder of how the ease of access to highly confidential and sensitive information could be abused by those working within the healthcare service. Whilst there can be a lot of benefits of quick access for employees, there can also be ways in which the right of access can be misused, as is evident in this case.

Significant NHS compensation pay-outs

NHS compensation pay-outs for privacy matters can be significant, owing to the fact that the information involved is often incredibly personal and sensitive, as we have outlined above. As things stand, our current average settlement for mainly distress claims in individual cases is just over £6,000 in damages alone. However, typical medical data breach claims can easily settle in excess of £10,000 because of the significance of the stress that can be involved.

Make sure to talk to our team about whether you can pursue a No Win, No Fee NHS data breach compensation claim by contacting us here now.

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