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Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity through data breach at Royal Cornwall hospital by man she barely knew A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee she barely knew who had accessed her medical records days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant. Pippa Boardman said she lost her dignity and privacy through the data breach at the Royal Cornwall hospital in…

Woman told she had cancer by NHS worker who inappropriately accessed her records

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