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Braintree GP surgery warns of data breach after ‘confidential’ information blows across roads
They reported themselves to the Information Commissioners Office who have since concluded that there needs to be "no further action"
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A GP surgery has admitted to a data breach after "confidential" information was blown into the local area whilst being obtained by waste collectors. Mount Chambers Surgery in Braintree says they have reported themselves to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) over the breach.
The GP surgery, on Coggeshall Road in Braintree, looks after just over 13,000 patients according to NHS data. Mount Chambers Surgery has not said whether the data breach, which occurred on March 13, involved any information relating directly to patients.
They said the breach happened when high winds meant "some of the confidential waste blew into areas surrounding the surgery". The surgery has asked anyone who might come across any information to return it to the practice so it can be disposed of appropriately.
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A statement by the Braintree GP surgery said: "We ask please that should you come across any information that you believe is in relation to this incident that you return this to the practice so we can dispose of this appropriately. We ask that you do not disclose, copy, or distribute any of the information or take any action in reliance to its contents, to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
"The surgery has raised the incident with the Information Commissioners Office, notified our local Information Governance Lead at the ICB, raised the incident as a significant event as well as reported the incident to our Confidential Waste Disposals head office.
"The surgery has endeavoured to collect all the information and we hope that nobody is affected by this incident. The surgery offers its sincerest apologies that this incident occurred and for any concern this may cause."
A spokesperson for the ICO said: "Mount Chambers Surgery made us aware of an incident. After carefully reviewing the information provided, we gave data protection advice and recommendations and closed the case with no further action."
According to NHS data, around 13,000 people are registered patients at Mount Chambers Surgery.
They reported themselves to the Information Commissioners Office who have since concluded that there needs to be "no further action"
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A GP surgery has admitted to a data breach after "confidential" information was blown into the local area whilst being obtained by waste collectors. Mount Chambers Surgery in Braintree says they have reported themselves to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) over the breach.
The GP surgery, on Coggeshall Road in Braintree, looks after just over 13,000 patients according to NHS data. Mount Chambers Surgery has not said whether the data breach, which occurred on March 13, involved any information relating directly to patients.
They said the breach happened when high winds meant "some of the confidential waste blew into areas surrounding the surgery". The surgery has asked anyone who might come across any information to return it to the practice so it can be disposed of appropriately.
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A statement by the Braintree GP surgery said: "We ask please that should you come across any information that you believe is in relation to this incident that you return this to the practice so we can dispose of this appropriately. We ask that you do not disclose, copy, or distribute any of the information or take any action in reliance to its contents, to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
"The surgery has raised the incident with the Information Commissioners Office, notified our local Information Governance Lead at the ICB, raised the incident as a significant event as well as reported the incident to our Confidential Waste Disposals head office.
"The surgery has endeavoured to collect all the information and we hope that nobody is affected by this incident. The surgery offers its sincerest apologies that this incident occurred and for any concern this may cause."
A spokesperson for the ICO said: "Mount Chambers Surgery made us aware of an incident. After carefully reviewing the information provided, we gave data protection advice and recommendations and closed the case with no further action."
According to NHS data, around 13,000 people are registered patients at Mount Chambers Surgery.
