NHS staff breach IT guidelines 500 times


NHS staff breached IT guidelines almost 500 times in the past three years, according to new statistics.
NHS staff breached IT guidelines almost 500 times in the past three years, according to new statistics.
A total of 481 breaches were recorded by health boards from 2010, according to data gathered by the Conservatives under Freedom of Information legislation.
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Hide AdIncidents included sharing passwords, swearing in e-mails, inappropriate Facebook comments and installing banned software on computers. The data shows that at least 195 breaches were recorded last year, with at least 170 recorded in 2011 and 109 in 2010.