If you have suffered as a result of a loss of medical data, you could be eligible to pursue a GDPR compensation case with our leading team of privacy lawyers now.
If we believe that there is a case to answer, we may be able to represent you for a claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. You can find out if you are eligible to pursue a damages case by contacting our expert team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
Legal cases for the loss of medical data
Anyone who has suffered due to the loss of medical data could be eligible to pursue privacy compensation, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Medical information is vitally important to help professionals in respect of healthcare services to make sure that patients are looked after, and treatment can be administered. Any lack of access to key medical information could cause serious issues and delays in respect of treatment that could harm the health of the patients involved. As such, any loss of medical data could have a substantial impact on the victim and could cause serious delays in respect of any treatment or courses of action that healthcare professionals are taking.
Anyone who has suffered physically as a result of this kind of issue, or has suffered distress as a result of the loss of control of their personal information, could be entitled to claim compensation. The GDPR can allow the victim of a privacy event to pursue damages, and medical data breach compensation cases can typically attract substantial awards.
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ICO investigation into University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), recently concluded an investigation into the loss of medical data involving the University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
According to the ICO investigation, the trust in question had terminated the use of an electronic system that was used to store medical data. However, it appears that, prior to disusing the particular system, not all the information contained on the system was downloaded before the expiry of the relevant licence. The ICO confirmed that the result was that a number of records had become inaccessible or were completely lost.
The ICO considered this to be a breach of the GDPR and set out the details of any action in respect of a reprimand in its publication here.
The importance of NHS data protection compliance
When it comes to NHS data protection compliance, it is vitally important that the organisation and all employees across the board are complying with the GDPR. Medical data is some of the most personal and sensitive information that there can be, which is why the impact on the victim when it is misused or exposed can be so substantial. It is vitally important that such information is protected as much as it can be, and the GDPR recognises this by classing such information as “special category” data. This can afford such information additional protection.