Hospital info access fears

MORE than 100,000 non-clinical staff working in the NHS have access to confidential medical records, a campaign group claimed today.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Mar 2010, 09:37 BST

Updated 26th Mar 2010, 10:21 BST

Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act suggested hospital administrators, porters and IT staff are able to access records either in paper form or online.

NHS Data