Exclusive: Hundreds sacked for snooping on patient records

By Zoe Tidman2026-09-07T16:01:00

Medical Professional Using Tablet for Digital Health Records in Modern Hospital

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More than 200 NHS staff have been sacked and around 2,000 others sanctioned for inappropriately viewing patient records over the past five years, HSJ can reveal.

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