Poole FT patient records stolen from nurse’s car

The ICO said in a statement that an “undertaking” had been signed by Poole NHS Trust “after two diaries – containing information relating to the care of 240 midwifery patients – were stolen from a nurse’s car”.

“The diaries included patients’ names, addresses and details of previous visits and were used by the nurse during out of hours duty,” the ICO said.

It added that, as a result, the trust had taken action to keep the personal information it uses secure, including “making sure patient information is not left in unattended vehicles and that papers only contain the minimum amount of data necessary”.

The trust will also anonymise information where possible, the ICO said.